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According to the Small Arms Survey of 2017, an estimated 44 million firearms were owned by the public, of which 6 million were registered. The rate of private gun ownership is 22.3 firearms per 100 people. [9] In a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 230 countries, Pakistan ranks 24th in the world.
The Ministry of Narcotics Control (Urdu: وزارتِ انسدادِ منشیات, romanized: vizārat-e-insidād-e-munaśśiyāt) is the Pakistan Government's federal and executive level ministry created on 4 August 2017 by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (the then Prime Minister of Pakistan).
Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. [1] [2] Most countries allow civilians to own firearms, but have strong firearms laws to prevent violence.
In 2015 the Pakistan Army ordered 12 Bell AH-Z Viper attack helicopters, with an option of 3 more to replace its aging AH-1F Cobras. Following cancellation of $300 million military aid to Pakistan by the US government, the helicopters were put into storage at Davis-Monthan AFB , Arizona .
Lots of gun-policy wonkery to follow—but first, a confession and a wager. Confession: I am that guy who has to fight the urge to edit the entire Internet.
Targeted killings in Pakistan (Urdu: نشانی قاتلوں or ہدفی ہلاکتوں) have been a rising form of violence and have contributed to security instability in the country. They have become common and have gained attention especially in Karachi , Pakistan's largest city, economic capital and capital city of the Sindh province .
Photo Essay: A surreal view of a nation unable to move on the cycle of gun violence. October 31, 2023 at 8:05 AM There is no straightforward path forward after a life is torn apart by a shooting.
The Pakistan Penal Code (Urdu: مجموعہ تعزیرات پاکستان; Majmū'ah-yi ta'zīrāt-i Pākistān), abbreviated as PPC, is a penal code for all offences charged in Pakistan. It was originally prepared by Lord Macaulay with a great consultation in 1860 on behalf of the Government of British India as the Indian Penal Code .