Required Defense ministry NOC for a quad copter :) ! Help

[farruhk]

some back ground info ... i am involved in rc hobby for almost a decade .. recently i decided to take a dive in to a new emerging sports FPV drone racing that is taking roots in Pakistan recently also , these are small fast agile quad copter

so i bought one mid range chines brand one from banggood.com in a sale for 8000 (kit)
200mm diameter and weighted only 400gram

after almost a month i received a letter from karachi IMO that i need a NOC from Defense ministry to be cleared that packeg, this is absurd as there type of chines drone are easily available in market...
SO how the F*&k i can get an NOC now !!!!

[hash4u]

obviously you dont have contacts for this thats why posted here i believe
and you cannot ask someone influential for something small and stupid (a battery toy)
say good bye to this purchase

[farruhk]

These" stupid "(battery toys ) can cost from 10000 to 100000 and complete setup may cost up to 1 to 1.5 lac
We have a growing community here for this sport and we all are facing this issue ...

[ali_ahmad_kh]

This has been happening for quite some time now. Basically, if you order something other than a truly toy drone like the Eachine E010, it is likely to get confiscated. You can confirm this by reading Pakistani reviews on AliExpress for some of the popular toy drones like the E010. A 200mm racer isn't exactly a toy anyway.

The only official document I could find in this regard is this Punjab government notification:
http://www.dgpr.punjab.gov.pk/vd/dgpr/media/doc/Use%20of%20UAV%20_19%20Feb%202016_.pdf

As for your current order, I don't think it will be easy to get an NOC. Unlike PTA's process of obtaining NOCs for mobile phones, the MOD has no SOP for obtaining a drone NOC.

P.S. I would like to know which drone you ordered and what shipping method you chose.

[farruhk]

that almost 2 years old .. i have a copy of a gov document according to which drone requires noc under certain condition ..
like if it have auto pilot, hd camers high speed wifi links and night vision camers .. under these conditions only NOC is required

[farruhk]

https://www.banggood.com/JJRC-JJPRO-P175-Skyline32-5_8G-48CH-Raceband-600mW-800TVL-Coms-FPV-Racer-ARFRTF-p-1065997.html?rmmds=myorder

got it from banggood on sale for 8000 ..i have seen my parcel at IMO when i visited it..

[angel106]

so it's been 2 years according to said letter, means 2 years these officials were not able to derive a policy ?

my drone is also stuck at Lahore Airport, is there anyway i can release it from Pakistan customs ?

[capsat]

and drone copters are sold at - Gul Plaza toy Shops in Karachi with price tag starting 16000 ~ 85000

who gives a F$XK to NOC walk-in the shop & buy.

[mahamad.sohail]

I have a DJI drone from where I can get that NOC ? can anyone tell ? because All I know is in Pakistan you can't do a thing without a SIFARISH.
My friends fly drones in Bahria town Lahore for making footage of the monuments , without a permission. I went to the office to ask for permission with a popper a application . And they refused me. This is what they do to people who tries to do something legal here.

[zxmco125]

bhai pakistan mein toh yeh haal hy k joo pochay woh phass gya... ni pocha toh jo marzi kro... speically in terms of permission letters and other things.

[mehran]

As far as I know MOD has no procedure for giving NOC for any drone. This seems more like a case related to CAA. Better to leave the drone at IMO & buy another one from the local market.

[usman_arooq2]

Can someone also shed light on the hurdles involved in NOC for import of 3D printers (laser / metallic used for R&D and prototyping metal goods, not the hobbyist plastic stuff)?

On Ministry of Interior's website, it is stated that application will be approved after clearance from relevant security agency but the name of the agency isn't mentioned.

Has anyone here been able to get the clearance?

[mehran]

Getting any NOC approved from any department of government will surely need time, money and efforts. It would be better to contact some importer of printers to import a 3D printer on your behalf. He would probably have contacts in Customs and government departments to get the job done. Self import would be quite difficult and inconvenient.

[mahamad.sohail]

Salam everyone I am creating a group for Dji owners and people who are going to buy a dji drone in pakistan. Kindly join so we can help each other as there is no proper update from government related to drones. https://www.facebook.com/groups/341659552908966?ref=share