The people of the district are traditionally co-operative among themselves. There are various ways and means by which they extend co-operation in their society. One of the forms of co-operation is called "Bijar", the assistance offered in cash or in the form of gifts to the parents of the bride by their relatives and friends. Similarly "Sergusht", known as "Salami" in other parts of the country, is another kind of financial help which the friends and relatives offer to the bridegroom just before he proceeds to the bride’s house for marriage. "Purs" is also a type of assistance extended to the bereaved family by their relatives when they visit them to offer condolence and say "Fateha". Similarly, in case of a murder, the Jirga sometimes impose a penalty on the murderer by ordering him to pay a certain amount of money (which may be a few hundred thousand rupees) to the victim’s family as compensation. Relatives and friends help the family with cash. This type of financial assistance is known as "Pori".

Apart from that, people of the district have been involved in community participation for centuries. They have, for example, co-operated with one another in the digging of karezes (underground water channel) and wells for the benefit of all the people living in that area. They have also co-operated in other areas of community activities such as construction of small earthen dams, irrigation, and collective farming for the common benefit of the people. They are nowadays involved in the installation of community hand pumps with the help of the Local Government and Rural Development Department which is supported in these efforts by UNICEF and others.

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