Originally under the control of the Nawab of Dir the area has been divided, subdivided and seen battles for ownership by local groups. The latest battle is one that the state of Pakistan must solely take responsibility for. A decades-long blundering and s
Nasim Zehra, "Military operation and the fallout in Lower D," The News. 2009-10-07.Keywords: Political science , Politics , Violence , Peace , Government-NWFP , Nizam-e-Adl , Taliban , Pakistan , Chitral , Terrorism-Swat , Lal masjid , Sufi Mohammad , Dir , Malakand , Bajaur , RPGs , IEDs , TNSM , GHQ , FM , DCO