PESHAWAR
Advisor to KP CM on Home & Tribal Affairs Department, Babar Saleem Swati has directed review of the arms license policy to bring transparency and simplification in arms license issuance procedure and extend maximum facilitation to the people.
He issued these directives while presiding over a review meeting regarding arms license policy here in Home & Tribal Affairs Department on Monday. Besides, Secretary Home & Tribal Affairs, Deputy Secretary Administration, Home Affairs and other concerned authorities attended the meeting. During the briefing the Advisor was told that there are 1555 registered arms dealers and 348 manufacturing units in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The number of dealers of prohibited bore manufacturing units is 79.
Addressing the meeting, Babar Saleem Swati directed for making arms licensing policy more simplified and comprehensive to facilitate the people and instead of following quota system for issuance of the licenses of prohibited bore on district or divisional quota basis, should issue it on need basis. So pending cases at district or divisional level would be released as soon as possible.
He said that the arms license section is being centralized, which would help in bringing more transparency in issuance of arms licenses. Furthermore, he said that progress on the introduction of a one-window citizen facilitation system will continue, which will further benefit the people.
