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|country= {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]<br />
|allegiance= {{flagicon|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}} [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]<br />
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|dates= Present<br />
|type= [[Paramilitary force]] [[Gendarmerie]]<br />
|role= [[Law enforcement]]<br />
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The '''Dir Levies''' is a [[paramilitary force]] in the [[Dir District]] of the Pakistani province of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]. It operates as the primary law enforcement agency tasked with maintaining law and order within the division. The force has its origins back in the days of the British Raj, and has continued to function for over a century.<br />
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==History==<br />
In 1895 after the British conquered [[Swat (princely state)|Swat]], [[Dir (princely state)|Dir]], [[Chitral]], [[Bajawar]], and [[Malakand District|Malakand]], a collective force was established as the [[Swat Levies]], which included therein the Dir Levies, Chitral Border Police and the previously raised [[Malakand Levies]]. Maj. A.H. Dean who was the first Political Agent of Malakand was assigned the task to command the Swat Levies. The force would have to take care of Swat, Dir, Chitral and Malakand areas. In the first batch, a total of 192 personnel were recruited as sepoys. The first [[Jamadar]] of the Swat Levies was Mohammad Akram Khan son of Said Anwar Khan of Timergara, Dir District. By March 1896, the Levies had a strength of 390 men including 40 non-commissioned officers.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Parliamentary_Papers/fcJDAQAAMAAJ |page=26 |title=Parliamentary Papers: 1850-1908 |volume=60 |author=House of Commons |year=1896 |publisher=[[H.M. Stationery Office]]}}</ref> The number hovered around 300 men into the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Edge_of_Empire/1KQWDAAAQBAJ |title=The Gazette of Pakistan. Part II. | author=Christian Tripodi | publisher=Taylor & Francis | isbn=9781317146025 |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref><br />
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Political agents and district coordination officers act as commandants of Levies forces within their respective jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/486847/what-is-the-levies-force/ |title=What is the Levies Force? |date=31 December 2012 |website=The Express Tribune}}</ref><br />
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==Organization==<br />
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The Dir Levies comes under the administrative control of [[SAFRON]] Division, Government of [[Pakistan]]. The Commandant of Dir Levies is the commanding officer of the force while the [[Subedar Major]] is the second high-ranking officer after the commandant.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Law enforcement in Pakistan]]<br />
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