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The Ministry of Interior imposed a ban on issuance of PB and NPB arms licences since Jbut Federal Government had lifted ban on issuance of arms licenses for Prohibited Bore category, only to the extent of gifted weapons to General Officers or equivalent, officers or other ranks of the Military in accordance with Army Regulations (Instructions) notified by Ministry of Interior on December 13, 2018, and also to certain other categories. On June 22, 2021, Interior Division briefed the Cabinet that as per Section 11(A)(2) of Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965, Federal Government/Cabinet, was the competent authority for issuance of licences for Prohibited Bore (PB) weapons/ammunition. Collection, amnesty and destruction programmes Authorities in Pakistan are known to have implemented voluntary firearm surrender schemes, and/or weapon seizure programmes in order to reduce the number of illicit firearms in circulation.ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved issuance of licences of prohibited weapons to Federal Ministers Fawad Chaudhry and Zubaida Jalal, Federal Secretaries, dozens of Generals, air marshals, judges of high courts and retired bureaucrats. Penalty for illicit firearm possession In Pakistan, the maximum penalty for illicit possession of firearms is 7 years prison. Gun free zones In Pakistan, private guns are prohibited in educational institutions, hostels or boarding and lodging houses, fairs, gatherings or processions of a political, religious, ceremonial or sectarian character, and on the premises of or public offices.

State authorities carry out recognised arms tracing and tracking procedures but state authorities do not employ ballistic fingerprinting technology to trace guns and ammunition.

Marking and tracing firearms and ammunition In Pakistan, a unique identifying mark on each firearm is required by law. However, there are written specifications for the lawful safe storage of firearms and ammunition while in transit.

There are also no written specifications for the lawful safe storage of private firearms and ammunition, no inclusion of written specifications for the lawful safe storage of firearms and ammunition and no lawful safe storage of firearms and ammunition by state entities.