ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Ministry of Interior has issued 4,26,928 arms licenses out of which 2,61,579 were documented under Computerized Arms License System (CALS).
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is working with Federal and provincial governments to ensure a reliable and secure system for the issuance of Computerized Arms License cards. Still there are still 1,65,349 manual arms licenses issued by Ministry of Interior.
The new system replaces the old booklets with a highly secure PVC card which is convenient to carry in a wallet.
This card has been made foolproof and highly secure by introduction of multiple security features. The card also carries electronic data of the weapon and the weapon owner for instant machine use and integration with other verification systems.
Verification of individuals is ensured with weapon owner tracking ability through National Database.
Official sources while giving details of computerized and non-computerized licenses issued by provincial governments during 2010 to 2017, on Friday said, of the total 1.7 million arms licenses in Punjab, 700,000 have been computerized.
In Sindh, of the total 9,93,317 arms licenses, 2,67,856 have been computerized.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, of the total 2.53 million arms licenses, only 39,876 have been computerized.
In Balochistan, of the total 37,434 non-computerized arms licenses, not a single license has been computerized.
Similarly, in Gilgit-Baltistan, of the total 46,183 non-computerized arms licenses, not a single license has been computerized.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, of the total 1,66,724 non-computerized arms licenses, not a single licenses has been computerized while in Islamabad, of the total 44,932 arms licenses issued during the period, 700 have been computerized.
Source: APP
