PESHAWAR: As many as 161,441 arms licences were issued during past two years in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), local media reported.
According to the document submitted in the provincial assembly, Bannu with 66,000 and Peshawar 11,642 leading the race, these licences of non-prohibited bore arms issued since May 2013.
Kohat 8,009, Mardan 7,721 and Chitral with 213 are also part of the list.
The statistics show 6,452 licences of non-prohibited bore weapons have been issued in Swat since May 2013, 5,705 in Swabi, 5,584 in Karak, 5,380 in Lower Dir, 5,285 in Charsadda, 4,566 in Mansehra, 4,221 in Haripur, 3,679 in Lakki Marwat, 3,471 in Abbottabad, 3,218 in Malakand, 2,902 in Shangla, 2,883 in Buner, 2,836 in Dera Ismail Khan, 2,429 in Nowshera, 1,763 in Hangu, 1,541 in Batagram, 1,263 in Torghar, 1,103 in Kohistan and 970 in Upper Dir.
According to Dawn News, Bannu deputy commissioner Mohammad Ayaz Khan said the issuance of 66,000 licences in the district during the last two years was astonishing.
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