In order to secure greater tranquility on the frontier, the special governor was sent to the Khost Valley with a force of cavalry and infantry. He held a durbar (Imperial Assemblage) of the tribesmen at which he read a firman from the amir, and encouraged them to cease their feuds between themselves and prevent raids into British territory.
To achieve greater calm on the frontier, a special governor was dispatched to the Khost Valley with a contingent of cavalry and infantry. He convened an imperial gathering (durbar) with local tribal leaders, where he read out a decree from the amir, urging them to put an end to their internal conflicts and refrain from incursions into British-controlled territory.