Killa Saifullah is divided into two areas as far as law enforcement is concerned. Area "A" is controlled by the Balochistan Police headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) while "B" area is controlled by the Balochistan Levies Force headed by the Political Agent (PA), Killa Saifullah. There are 2 police stations; at Killa Saifullah and Muslim Bagh. Both police stations – manned by 43 policemen at Killa Saifullah and by 41 at Muslim Bagh – are responsible for maintenance of law and order in an area of about 5 kilometres radius. Up to 1992, this area was 1,500 square metres only. The increase in the jurisdiction of the police stations in Killa Saifullah may be one of the reasons behind the sudden increase in registered cases after 1992.

Levies forces control the remaining parts of the district. The Political Agent controls the levies through his Assistant Commissioners, Tehsildars and Naib-Tehsildars. There are 18 levies thanas (posts). The total strength of federal levies is 343 while the provincial levies is manned by 110 personnel. A contingent of Zhob Militia is deployed at Muslim Bagh to keep an eye on the international border with Afghanistan.

As Killa Saifullah is a tribal area, violence has been its hallmark. Crimes here include murder, robbery and physical violence. The offenders often take refuge in Afghanistan or the border areas after committing crimes. Easy availability of affordable fire arms, mostly smuggled in from Afghanistan, has further worsened the situation.

Justice is administered through regular as well as Qazi courts. Regular courts provide justice under the civil and criminal laws of the state. Previously the Political Agent and the Sub-division Magistrates had judicial powers but recently administration and judiciary have been separated. The judiciary is of the view that this action has speeded up the delivery of justice while the administration opined that justice process is slow in courts and people are suffering due to delays. However, this action has resulted in a system of check and balance between administration and judiciary.

Qazi courts were established under the provisions of the Civil Disputes (Shariat Application) Regulation of 1976 to provide justice to private parties under the provisions of shariat laws. Appeal against decisions of Qazi courts can be made before a Majlis-e-Shoora which comprises two Qazis under the chairmanship of District and Session Judges. Both types of courts work in complete harmony.

Another justice delivery mechanism was the jirga system which has now been abolished. Jirga was a very old institution which was provided a legal framework under the Civil Law (Special Provision Ordinance I of 1968) and the Criminal Law (Special Provision Ordinance II of 1968). According to these ordinances jirga was empowered to decide civil as well as criminal cases. Amongst the influential of the area, 20 members were nominated for jirga membership by the Political Agent. Two of its members were selected by each of the conflicting parties. The Jirga was headed by a nominee of the PA. The Political Agent and later the Commissioner was the appellate authority. The Civil Law (Special Provision Ordinance I of 1968) was abolished by the Government of Balochistan itself in 1988 whereas the Criminal Law (Special Provision Ordinance II of 1968) was declared null and void by a judgement of the Balochistan High Court in response to a constitutional petition. In this way the jirga system was completely abolished. According to the local sources, it surely was a time saving and economical mechanism of justice administration. However the Arbitration Act of 1940 is still applicable in the area under which arbitration can be made (a) without intervention of the court; (b) with intervention of the court; and (c) in suits already pending between the parties. Through this act, the people can get justice administered in an easy and cheaper way.