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NADRA starts revalidation process of arms licenses issued by Interior Ministry
Karachi, August 19, 2011 (PPI): National Database & Registration Authority NADRA started revalidation process of Arms Licenses issued by Ministry of Interior.
NADRA has state-of-art infrastructure of Centers, trained, qualified manpower with capability, capacity to develop and manage Arms License Management System. The process will provide transparency, authenticity of arms license and proper data will be available with Interior Ministry, Deputy Chairman NADRA, Tariq Malik said in a statement on Friday. NADRA will process arms licenses on behalf of Interior Ministry; however approval of each arms License application is sole discretion of Interior Ministry. NADRA will only process those applications which have approval of Ministry.
He said original CNICs and original licenses (along with photocopies) are pre-requisite for revalidation along with application form available at NADRA Centers and Ministry website. NADRA would verify CNICs from its database to check genuineness of an applicant while applicant’s credentials would also be checked by different law enforcement agencies. Card Renewal fee of Rs.1100/- for PB (Prohibited Bore) License and Rs. 600/- for NPB (Non Prohibited Bore) license will be charged along with any payable in respect of Government license renewal fee due.
Original booklet will be retained by NADRA. All original booklets will be forwarded by NADRA to Interior Ministry for post verification. NADRA designated 158 Centers across the country where separate counter in each designated centre has been established to receive applications on arms licenses renewal. 13 NADRA Registration Centers (NRC) in Regional Head Quarter Multan, 30 NRCs in Provincial Headquarter Quetta, 14 NRCs in PHQ Lahore, 10 NRCs in Regional Head Quarter Sargodha, 32 NRCs in PHQ Peshawar, 24 NRC in Islamabad, 11 NRCs in Sindh Regional Head Quarter Hyderabad, 10 NRCs in Sindh Regional Head Quarter Sukkur, 13 NRCs in Sindh Regional Head Quarter Karachi and one Center at G-10 Islamabad for Arms License Project Site will facilitate applicants for arms licenses.
He said government extended deadline from August 31, 2011 to September 30, 2011, this deadline encompasses all Pakistan for renewal of arms licenses specifically issued by Ministry. However this project does not cater for computerization of manual Arms Licenses issued by Provincial Governments. Above arrangements will facilitate all arms license holders. Whole exercise of Revalidation and issuance of arms License would help government to check illegal weapons in the country while record of legal arms will be updated on district-wise which will be helpful for law enforcement agencies.
NADRA has state-of-art infrastructure of Centers, trained, qualified manpower with capability, capacity to develop and manage Arms License Management System. The process will provide transparency, authenticity of arms license and proper data will be available with Interior Ministry, Deputy Chairman NADRA, Tariq Malik said in a statement on Friday. NADRA will process arms licenses on behalf of Interior Ministry; however approval of each arms License application is sole discretion of Interior Ministry. NADRA will only process those applications which have approval of Ministry.
He said original CNICs and original licenses (along with photocopies) are pre-requisite for revalidation along with application form available at NADRA Centers and Ministry website. NADRA would verify CNICs from its database to check genuineness of an applicant while applicant’s credentials would also be checked by different law enforcement agencies. Card Renewal fee of Rs.1100/- for PB (Prohibited Bore) License and Rs. 600/- for NPB (Non Prohibited Bore) license will be charged along with any payable in respect of Government license renewal fee due.
Original booklet will be retained by NADRA. All original booklets will be forwarded by NADRA to Interior Ministry for post verification. NADRA designated 158 Centers across the country where separate counter in each designated centre has been established to receive applications on arms licenses renewal. 13 NADRA Registration Centers (NRC) in Regional Head Quarter Multan, 30 NRCs in Provincial Headquarter Quetta, 14 NRCs in PHQ Lahore, 10 NRCs in Regional Head Quarter Sargodha, 32 NRCs in PHQ Peshawar, 24 NRC in Islamabad, 11 NRCs in Sindh Regional Head Quarter Hyderabad, 10 NRCs in Sindh Regional Head Quarter Sukkur, 13 NRCs in Sindh Regional Head Quarter Karachi and one Center at G-10 Islamabad for Arms License Project Site will facilitate applicants for arms licenses.
He said government extended deadline from August 31, 2011 to September 30, 2011, this deadline encompasses all Pakistan for renewal of arms licenses specifically issued by Ministry. However this project does not cater for computerization of manual Arms Licenses issued by Provincial Governments. Above arrangements will facilitate all arms license holders. Whole exercise of Revalidation and issuance of arms License would help government to check illegal weapons in the country while record of legal arms will be updated on district-wise which will be helpful for law enforcement agencies.
