Computerization of arms license program becomes complicated under Commissionerate system

Karachi : The recently launched computerized arms license management information system by the defunct city district government Karachi (CDGK) has become almost dysfunctional just after one month of its inauguration, sources informed PPI.

The system was inaugurated on November 11, 2011 and the purpose of the system was to garner record of all arms licenses issued under the tenure of defunct CDGK and in the second phase it was to be digitized.

It had also a facility that a license holder could get his information by typing his National Identity Card number on its website that was supposed to be launched by February 2012.

Sources told that the data of more than 2,000 arms licenses had already been already been computerized, however after the revival of commissionerate system, the computerization of arms licenses project became dysfunctional.

It is learnt that after the restoration of commissionerate system, all such records have now transferred to commissioner office. Sources informed that the issuance of arms license has become more complicated under a new system.

He said citizens were facing difficulties as they had to go through time-consuming procedure. They have also demanded making this process easy, not a complicated one.