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Many years, as the first Flexes of snow, settled in Atthatr, Mankial, Bahrain and other parts of Upper Swat, hundreds of families have begun their travels for centuries for centuries. Locally, known as Mohajiri Dasur (migration journey), a seasonal migration is one of the ancient traditions of the Swat mountains.
For generations, the entire households – men, women, children and livestock – have landed in the light plains of Mardan, Charsadda, Noshira and Sobi from the upper Swat snow valleys. Even to Sialkot. When the summer returns, they travel upside down, climb their green pastures, rock houses and open grass.
The historians find these traditions hundreds of years. It had survival in his heart: Hard winter made farming impossible, and cattle needed grazing land that could not provide snowy mountains. Families would go down with their herd to find opportunities for temporary shelter, food and salaried work.
Despite the spread of modernity, roads and urban life, this process continues today – though fewer families perform its work every year. For those who still do, the migration is tied up with a mixture of old memories, necessities and difficulties.
The voices of the elderly
Sixty -year -old Kamin Gul from Banda in the Kalam Valley has been part of his journey all his life. Sitting outside our wooden house, they remember, “From my childhood, we have gone to Mardan every winter with our family and livestock. When the snow melts, we come back to the word. It has been our life for generations.”
Another elder, Shahzad Gujar, who is around 70, shares similar memories. He says, “We move every year from our childhood.” This is normal for us. Today, people face the same difficulties. There is no hospital nor with the help of the authorities. “
For men such as Kamin Gul and Shahad Gujar, the seasonal track is a reminder of ancestral flexibility and a symbol of neglect through the state.
Motion
If travel is tough for men, it is also strict for women. Unlike their husbands, who can find work as daily workers in the plains, women must lose the weight of domestic life in transit and temporary shelters.
Bakht Mena, a 47 -year -old woman from Bahrain, reported on Sunday: “We have a lot of problems while migrating on foot. Pregnant women run longer in the cold.
His testimony shows the hidden costs of migration: the health of women and children. Distress, crowded shelters spread rapidly. Expected mothers often do not have pre -birth or emergency maintenance. There is no clinic on migration routes, families rely on traditional treatment or wait for it until they reach the plains.
Climate migration is not an uproar of the past. This is a living reality for many in Swat. Without the identity and help of the state, this process cannot end because the families are no longer appreciated, but because it is too punished too much to continue.
“Many families live in tight houses during migration, which have little access to health care, in the mountains, their homes are open and spacious,” says Bahraini social worker Shah Muhammad Khan.
The migration baby
Education is another accident. When families go back and forth, children lose months of school education every year. In the plains, they cannot enroll in local schools due to housing problems. In the mountains, the snow restrictions shorten the academic year.
Teachers in the Word often report high dropout rates in children of migrant families. For many parents, survival and tradition are much higher than the long -term value of education. The boys help livestock and farming and girls are linked to domestic tasks.
Climate change and shrinking choice
Although the migration was once fully determined through the weather, the climate change is changing this style. In the plains, the winter has become small and light. However, in Swat, unexpected snow and floods can still affect the rhythm of life.
Some families have completely abandoned migration by building permanent houses in Mardan or Charsadda. Distribute other homes – send children to stay with relatives in the plains for schooling, while adults live with livestock.
Shah Muhammad Khan says “climate change has increased uncertainty.” “Floods, heavy rain or sudden snowfall can disrupt migration, which makes it even more dangerous.”
Call for help
Despite these changes, hundreds of families still follow an old old trail. For them, survival is connected to tradition, but there are challenges.
The elderly martyr Gujar highlighted the disappointments of this generation. “In my childhood, we went to ensure survival, and everyone accepted it.” “But now, people have to face these problems – lack of schools, lack of hospitals and no help – while traveling. Authorities will have to pay attention to these families that continue this tradition, provide relief, and support these families.”
His words act as witnesses and plea: seasonal migration is not a sign of the past. This is a living reality for many in Swat. Without the identity and help of the state, this process cannot end because the families are no longer appreciated, but because it is too punished too much to continue.
The road forward
How should the support look? During the months of migration, mobile health care units, migrants propose temporary schools and livestock relief programs for children. Other suggests that the migrants should be recognized as a unique cultural group.
For now, the seasonal track is underway, with the echo of centuries -old locks. But for families like Kamin Gul, Bakht Mina and Shahad Gujar, this question remains: Will the future generations be inherited by this tradition, or will it end in the weight of modern neglect?
Author is a Swat -free journalist and a PhD scholar in the media and widespread communication. They have reported climate change, environment, human rights, education and elections. They can be arrived at waqar.swaty93@gmail.com
