Provincial Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that Punjab Forensic Science Agency will prove to be a milestone in changing thana culture. He said that in future, it will be compulsory for police stations to take help from forensic agency. He said that programme of taking finger prints of prisoners in jails will be started soon. He said that the scope of forensic agency will be extended from divisional level to sub-division and thana level.
He expressed these views during his visit to Punjab Forensic Science Agency along with prominent journalists at Thokar Niaz Baig here on Saturday.
Secretary Information Momin Agha, Secretary Home, Secretary Prosecution and DGPR were also present on the occasion. Sanaullah said that Punjab Forensic Science Agency is the second largest lab of the world and the first biggest lab of Asia. He said that this lab is equipped with modern investigation technology which will help in ridding of traditional thana culture. He said that DNA and fire arm data base existed in the lab whereas finger prints will be data based till June this year. The minister said that Forensic Lab was completed in 2013 with the funding of Rs 2566 million by Punjab government. He said that no federal government and foreign aid was taken for completion of Punjab Forensic Science Agency. He said that forensic lab has provided forensic training to 8,000 law enforcement officials so far. Rana Sanaullah said that Punjab has provided assistance for setting up forensic lab at KP and Swat. He said that lab has resolved a number of international cases which include Cleveland Ohio Police Shooting case, Norway triple murder case, British Rejina, Rana Tariq murder case, Egyptian paternity case and others.
Earlier, Secretary Home and DG Forensic Lab Dr Ashraf Tahir threw light on the technical aspects of the lab. The journalists appreciated the step of establishing Punjab Forensic Science Agency and its performance. Later, the journalists also visited various sections of forensic lab.