ISLAMABAD — • Wedding halls, hotels warned against hosting such gatherings • CCPO cites gun culture, clashes and hefty charges as reasons behind instructions PESHAWAR: Police have imposed a ban on private jirgas (informal dispute-resolution gatherings) and warned wedding halls and other venues against allowing such meetings on their premises, cautioning that violations would invite legal action. According to senior police officials, the decision was taken following a number of complaints and several incidents reported during private jirgas.
The complaints and incidents highlighted problems associated with such gatherings, prompting the police to impose the ban, they said. They said that with Dispute Resolution Committees (DRCs) already in place and actively resolving disputes under police supervision, there was no need for private individuals to form their own groups and hold jirgas. They added that no one could exert influence over the DRCs, which operated independently.
They also said that although the holding of private jirgas had previously been discouraged and people had been asked to refrain from organising them, the department was now compelled to impose a formal ban. When contacted, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad confirmed the development.