Almost a year after the Pakistani army regained control of the Swat valley, the government is trying to get life back to normal for the residents there.

But progress in rebuilding areas devastated by the offensive has been slow, and security is still tight.

People there have told Al Jazeera that government handouts are too little and too hard to get hold of.

Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Mingora (17 February 2010)