ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Senate Standing Committee on Interior has directed authorities to initiate process for cancellation of arms licences issued to non-tax filers.
In a meeting held at the Parliament House here under the chairmanship of Senator Faisal Saleem, members were briefed on the issuance of arms licences.
They were informed that 2,962 non-filers and 189 tax filers were issued arms licences in 2024, while in 2025, 2,696 non-filers and 848 filers were issued licences.
Questioning the rationale behind issuing licences to non-filers, the committee chairman directed that such licences be cancelled.
Minister of State on arms licences
Minister of State on Interior Talal Chaudhry told the committee that in previous years, arms licences had been issued in large numbers, adding the current government has adopted a stricter policy with prohibited-bore licences now being issued only to eligible individuals.
He requested that licences of non-filers not be cancelled immediately and that they be given time to become tax filers.
After deliberations, the committee decided that notices be issued to all non-filer licence holders, granting them time to regularise their tax status, failing which their licences would be cancelled.
