Lahore Customs seized over 1,000 prohibited weapons in November 2011

State Minister for Production Khwaja Sheraz Mehmood says government reviewing arms licence policy.


Zahid Gishkori January 27, 2012

LAHORE: The Air Freight Unit of the Customs Department in Lahore seized over 1,000 prohibited automatic weapons in November 2011, State Minister for Production Khwaja Sheraz Mehmood informed the Senate on Friday.

The inspectorate of armaments at the General Headquarters declared that the weapons were illegal and revealed that they were imported from Turkey and other countries, he informed the Senate.

“Cases have been filed against illegal importers and clearance agents,” he replied to a calling attention by Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmad.

He said that the government is also considering reviewing its policy regarding arms licenses and that the interior ministry will take up the issue to avoid such incidents in the future.

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