Long-haired young men sporting flowing beards are no more seen in Peshawar markets following the ongoing operation against militants in the Khyber AgencyÂ’s Bara tehsil. Groups of shaggy men, between the ages of 20 and 30, were seen in the provincial metropolis wearing Chitrali caps and selling rosaries. Some of these groups would ride in cars and sports utility vehicles playing loud jihadi songs especially in the Saddar Bazaar, University Town, Hayatabad and Karkhano Market areas. Some of them also allegedly distributed threatening letters to music shops, internet cafes and fabric shops displaying mannequins in Lal Kurti and Nishtarabad. A shopkeeper, who had covered the faces of mannequins on display in his shop, said anonymously that vigilantes were posing a threat to peace in the city.