Maintenance of law and order is carried out by the judiciary, police and levies, Frontier Corps and administrative institutions. Some years ago a Judicial Magistrate was appointed to supervise the judiciary work. As a result of separation of judiciary from executive powers, a Judicial Magistrate was appointed in the District. This was expected to result in quick and cheaper justice for the community. Under the Jirga system, the Deputy Commissioner had final authority to make decisions. People had to wait for years to settle their disputes and rivalries.

 Police and levies are the first responsible to maintain law and order in the district. In "A" area the police controls the law and order situation and Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP, controls the police force. "A" area covers the urban area. Levies control the "B" area of the district, that mostly consists of rural areas. The police force consists of 70 and the levies force consists of 293 persons. The levies system was established during the British period to maintain law and order particularly in the tribal areas. Tribal chiefs provide the persons for the levies force and there is a quota for every tribe. The Deputy Commissioner is accountable for the functioning of the levy force, but delegates the day to day supervision to the Assistant Commissioner, Tehsildar and other staff of the district administration.

 During 1996, only 53 FIR’s were registered in "A" area and 66 in "B" area.

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