Pakistan

Deputy commissioners to issue small arms licences, residential certificates

Before restoration of the Commissionerate system, this authority was exercised by the Divisional Coordination Officer.

Express July 30, 2011 Less than a minute read

KARACHI: The Sindh government transferred the authority of issuing weapons licences, domicile and permanent residential certificates to the deputy commissioners, Express 24/7 reported on Saturday.

Before restoration of the Commissionerate system, this authority was exercised by the Divisional Coordination Officer.

(Read: "Commissionerate system: Amidst opposition, system faces legal challenges")

However, now all deputy commissioners are authorised to issue weapons licences, domicile and permanent residential certificates within their limits.

A notification was issued in this regard by the Sindh Home Department on Saturday.

As reported earlier, the then acting Sindh Governor Nisar Ahmed Khuhro had restored the commissioner system.

As a result, the unified city government of Karachi is dismantled and replaced by five districts: Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West, Karachi Central and Malir. The status of Hyderabad will also revert to its pre-2001 state.