Govt bans all fresh arms licences

The Interior Ministry has banned issuance of fresh arms licences.
However, the ministry’s notification issued on Thursday says all cases duly approved and where fees were deposited before June 20 will be processed. But, it added, there would be ban on issuance of all fresh arms licences where fee had not been deposited.
The competent authority has approved to continue computerisation of already issued licences, besides entertaining renewal of already issued computerised cards and cases of inheritance.
Similarly, licences to institutions, companies, organisations, trusts and NGOs where fee had been deposited before June 20 would be processed, the notification added.