The Sindh government is considering replacing the current computerized arms licenses with smart card–based licenses using advanced technology.
In a meeting chaired by Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, officials discussed introducing a modern licensing system that would convert existing computerized licenses into smart cards.
This system would also be linked to the criminal records database, ensuring that anyone with a criminal background would be barred from obtaining a firearms license.
The Home Minister proposed that NADRA include ballistic signatures of bullets in the license records. These signatures would enable the tracing of bullets used in crimes back to their owners.
The smart card licenses will be issued under the same fee structure currently in place.
The Home Minister stressed that the reforms to the firearms licensing system will be carried out in the public interest and will not impose any additional financial burden on citizens.