The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday rejected the policy framed by the Interior Ministry to issue arms’ licences of prohibited and non-prohibited bores, calling it “as confused as the high ups of the ministry” dealing with the issue. The committee observed that the policy was full of flaws and loopholes, as one could retain more than one weapons on a single licence number issued by the authorities concerned.
“How you would maintain the record of ammunition released to an individual by an arms dealer or register changes of weapons on a computerised card,” the committee questioned, and found no answer from both the Interior Ministry and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). The officials concerned admitted grey areas in the policy and told that they were working to fill the gaps.
