Having been boarded up for more than two months because of a Pakistani military offensive, businesses are beginning to open again in Mingora, the capital of embattled Swat valley.<br /><br />The Taliban has effectively been defeated in the region, according to the military, and life in Mingora appears to be getting back to normal. <br /><br />However, as Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports, it still lacks many essential services.
