Original: In 1970 , Malakand Division was formed from the princely states of Chitral , Dir and Swat ( incorporated into West Pakistan in 1969 ) and an area around the Malakand Fort known as the Malakand Protected Area . The capital of the new division was Saidu Sharif .
Simplified: In 1969 , the princely states of Chitral , Dir and Swat were incorporated into West Pakistan as the new division of Malakand with Saidu as its capital .