A jirga in Dir district decided to bar either the army or Taliban from entering the district and said the locals could defend the area themselves, Geo News reported on Thursday.
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According to the channel, the jirga also decided to form a lashkar comprising locals to maintain peace in the area. It decided that the army and Taliban militants would not be allowed to control the area and establish checkposts in Dir. The jirga sent a delegation to the Taliban who refused to leave the area, it added. |