The Lahore administration has revoked the notification to cancel the arm licenses seized from the residences of PTI leaders on May 25, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. 

A committee headed by the Lahore Commissioner reviewed the canceled arms licenses of PTI leaders Bajash Niazi and Zubair Niazi on Sunday. 

Bajash Khan Niazi and others including SSP Security, Law Officers, Assistant Director Security, and District Administration representatives appeared before the committee. 

The review committee was informed that the parts of the licensed rifles were partially damaged and the police did not return the pistols and other items to the owners yet.  The committee annulled the notification for canceling the arm lienees that were confiscated by the police from the PTI leaders on May 25. The commissioner also directed the district administration to issue a notification to restore the licenses, while the FIR has already been dismissed.

A total of nine licenses were issued in the name of Bajash Khan Niazi and five licenses were issued in the name of Niazi Express Transport Company. The Punjab Home Department had directed DC Lahore to cancel these licenses. These licenses have been revoked in the interest of law and order and for misuse. 

It is pertinent to mention here that in order to foil the long march planned by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on May 25, several PTI workers were arrested from their homes, and cases were registered against them.

A day before the long march, the house of PTI leader Bajash Khan Niazi and Zubair Niazi was also raided by the police and according to the police, a modern and huge quantity of arms were recovered from his house.

A large number of modern weapons including 6 rifles of 223 bore, 13 SMGs, 10 pistols, 96 rifle magazines, 26 pistol magazines, and 6 large and 50 small boxes of ammunition were recovered.

In a recent development, it has been proved that the licenses had been issued against the recovered weapons. But Police has now got the 14 licenses against the recovered weapons cancelled by the Arms Branch of District Commissioner. The 14 arms licenses were issued to Bajash Niazi and his transport company in the light of the recommendations of Punjab Home Department and Police.