Kabal (Urdu and Pashto: کبل) is a town in Swat District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Mingora city.

The move was widely criticized by journalists and opposition parties as an attack on press freedom, and the channel's staff held protests against the suspension.

[11] Police and paramilitary forces established security posts in the Matta and Kabal tehsils of Swat district to prevent terrorist activities.

[12] The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Mahmood Khan, opened a police command and control centre in Swat to improve the security situation in the district.

[13] Government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf took necessary steps in order to maintain situation in those areas, and formulated plans for development projects to encourage local and non-Pakistani visitors for tourism.