Those who hold licenses have been given time to convert their weapons into semi-automatic or submit to the government and get compensation,” he said on Tuesday. The Senate Standing Committee on Interior had recommended to the government to take back its December 26 notification for converting the licensed automatic weapons into semi-automatic ones. Instead of asking the government to take back the decision, the senators should give recommendations on measures to eliminate illegal weapons from the county,” he said. “The adviser in a briefing to the Senate on January 23 assured the house that government has no plans to privatise the PIA. Subsequently letters were sent to the PIA CEO to furnish comments but there was no response.

Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2018 18:36 UTC