According to sources, the Interior Minister chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad and decided to extend the deadline for getting updated computerised arms licenses till September 30th.
Rehman Malik also ordered law enforcement agencies to take stern action against those possessing illegal weapons.
The fee to get new licenses has been set at Rs500 – while applications for the same can be submitted at NADRA zonal offices.
Old arms licenses will stand invalid from October 1st – and only computerized arms licenses will be acceptable.
Sindh Government writes to Federal Government
Meanwhile the Sindh government wrote to the federal government on the issue of illegal weapons in the province, on Tuesday.
The decision was taken in a session regarding illegal weapons that was chaired by Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah at the CM house.
A statement released from the CM house said that essential permissions will be taken from the federal government to curb the menace of illegal weapons in the province.
Speaking on the abundance of illegal weapons in Karachi, CM Sindh directed to take effective and immediate steps to get rid of them.
According to available figures, more than 191,000 arms licenses were issued in the province so far while almost 20 illegal weapons were seized on daily basis.
It was also decided that Sindh Home Minister would seek the cooperation of all stakeholders in cleansing the metropolis from illicit weapons.
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I have visited NADAR twice, once they were unaware of that metter and recently when i visited they said that at first step we only processs the licience issued from islamabad and then after two months other district will starts but the deadline is 30 september so what will be the solution for this.
i hve old liicence but i not paid post office fee from i think 3 to 5 years soo what is the procedure for this type of situation . help is required because i never fine this type of question from here
u simply go to your concerned post office. tell the persons there your issue they will re new your license with some amount of fine probably maximum 10 rs a month.
i hve old liicence but i not paid post office fee from i think 3 to 5 years soo what is the procedure for this type of situation . help is required because i never fine this type of question from here
I suggest that Arm license strictly should be issued to only Tax Payers, it will also improve the creditability of license and will give a sense of self confidence of security.
Another decision ? Hardly the ink died in this decision , came an amendment to extend the time limit to September . The present Government have no brains to tackle any situation. Why does not do its homework rather than announcing decision in a hurry ?
In the USA , cabinet Ministers are often Presidents of a major University eg Columbia or Harvard or Deans of departments at Universities. The maximum we have produced is having fake degree
This is the first step to wipe out bloodshed in Karachi. PPP should have taken this revolutionary step right in the beginning of their tenure. But, I know good things take time, so it is understandable. Better late than never. Now, make sure that all vehicles are checked before they enter Karachi from KPK, Punjab, and Balochistan, and Afghanistan to ensure fresh loads of ammunition does not get into the city. I don't think there are any local manufacturing of arms and ammunition in Karachi????
Please tie in the Arms licence with the amount of tax paid and property owned by the person.
Some persons own over 20 guns and pay no taxes. Get them ..................
BUT I still feel problem is not people with arms licence BUT those without arms licence.
People who have automatic guns, AK47, rocket launchers etc
Another hogwash! Will the political activists handover weapons?
First, why give a deadline if it doesn't mean anything? Second, all licenses should be revoked; only police should be allowed to keep arms, none else!
While computerizing the arms licenses, the government should also make it mandatory that any body carrying arms should also carry its computerized license at the same time, so that the law enforcement agencies should check on spot who is carrying arms with computerized licenses and who is not?
The law should be that even the officials of law enforcing agencies should also carry computerized arms licenses while performing his official duties, so that any one who is carrying a gun and posing himself as member of the law enforcing agency should be caught and held responsible for carrying illegal arms.
One other suggestion for the government is that why doesn’t government ask people having illegal weapons to come forward and make computerized arms license. It should be the prerogative of the government to issue him an arms license or not, after verification of his nature of job and background check, as why a person possessing an arm require a license? Is he really in need of the arms license or want to keep the weapon for target killing?
will anybody tell me that how old license would be treated? is there any procedure to convert old booklet type license with a new one? a very big population will be requiring to know this very soon.