The Sindh Home Department announced on Friday the lifting of the ban on the issuance of arms licenses at Deputy Commissioners’ offices across the province, effective August 1, 2024.
The notification stated, “With the approval of the Minister for Home, Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Criminal Prosecution Sindh, the ban on the issuance of arms licenses has been lifted, effective August 1, at Deputy Commissioner’s offices across the province, as per the existing quota/ceiling mentioned in Rule 4.1 of Sindh Arms Rule 2018.”
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The notification was issued by Additional Chief Secretary Home Department Muhammad Iqbal Memon. The ban, initially imposed in October 2023 by the caretaker government led by Chief Minister Maqbool Baqar, restricted the issuance of arms licenses from district commissioner offices and the interior ministry.
