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

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.