Peshawar police have warned organisers of private jirgas, the traditional assemblies used to settle disputes, that they will face strict legal action. Police have also decided to seal hotels and marriage halls found facilitating such gatherings. The Peshawar police warning on private Jirga covers two groups: the people who organise these gatherings and the venues that host them.
The warning was set out by the city's top police officer, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Mian Saeed Ahmad, who gave the directive on Friday. The CCPO told officers to take effective measures to prevent private jirgas from being organised. He also ordered that legal proceedings be started against those involved.
What the CCPO has ordered
Venues are part of the order as well. Hotels and marriage halls used for such gatherings would face sealing, and their managements were warned not to provide space for the purpose. Because the warning names venues as well as organisers, hotel staff and those who run halls in Peshawar are directly affected by it.
A wider push on law and order
The directive did not stop at jirgas. The CCPO asked police to step up action against criminal elements, drug peddlers, snatchers and those involved in aerial firing, with the stated aim of improving law and order in the city. Taken together, the instructions link the private jirga warning to a broader effort to make Peshawar's streets safer.
What happens next
The directive names no specific venue, organiser or case. It is therefore not yet clear which hotels or halls may be sealed, or how many legal proceedings will follow. The next steps will depend on how officers carry out the CCPO's orders across the city, and residents and venue owners are likely to see enforcement first in their own areas.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Peshawar police ne niji jirga karwane walon ko sakht qanooni karwai ki warning di hai. Jo hotels aur marriage halls aisi jirgas ke liye istemal hongi, unhein seal kiya ja sakta hai. Police ko drug peddlers, snatchers aur hawai firing mein mulawis logon ke khilaf bhi sakhti karne ka hukm mila hai. Shehar mein aman behtar karne par zor diya ja raha hai.
