NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Saturday the resurgence of ‘Talibanisation’ in southern districts of the province was because of external forces including several “secret” agencies. Talking to journalists after administering oath to the newly elected body of the Peshawar Bar Association, Durrani blamed outsiders for the resurgence of Talibanisation in Bannu, Tank and Lakki Marwat districts. He said the government would not allow anyone to take the law into their own hands. The growing trend of Talibanisation will be resolved through peaceful means as the government believes in handling such issues through dialogue, he added. Local Taliban have started to exert control over various parts of the southern districts of the province. Recently, local Taliban formed a committee and took another step towards asserting their growing influence in Bannu by announcing a punishment of Rs 5,000 for anyone found dancing, listening to music, watching television and loading songs onto mobile phones. Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Mazharul Haq supported the committee’s formation and said the police was in favour of eliminating the “evils” of dancing, theft, music and interest-based loans, which he said were against the law anyway. He said the committee members were unarmed Taliban and had not violated any laws. “The committee has promised the administration that it would not shelter any foreign militants in the district,” he added.