Arms Jaffarabad
A large number of weapons is in possession of the people. According to the SP office report, both traditional and advanced weapons have been used in different situations. They include traditional rifles and 12-bore shot-guns, and advanced weapons such as Kalashnikovs (a popular automatic weapon). The use of rocket launchers, "shakeel" and mortar guns is not reported in the past years. The advanced weapons however, are not in the possession of common man. They generally belong to either outlaws or tribal chiefs (carried by their bodyguards). Very few of the Kalashnikovs are licensed by the authorities to influential persons. A semi-automatic weapon "kalakov" (Chinese and Russian made) weapon is used in the district by body-guards and outlaws with some modification of the pin-holder which makes it almost automatic. The license for a kalakov is issued by the District Magistrate.
The carrying of weapons in the area is restricted and less frequently encountered because of the classification as "A area" under the police jurisdiction. After the district was put under section 144, carrying of weapons was prohibited. Police searches for weapons are more frequent in the district than in other districts in Nasirabad division. The number of arrests for unlicensed carrying of arms is also higher in the district.