KP IGP inaugurates website of forensic lab

Inspector General of police (IGP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Salahuddin Khan Mehsud on Sunday inaugurated official website (www.kpfsl.gov.pk) for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forensic Sciences Lab (FSL) to streamline the working of various disciplines of forensic labs, SOPs, for operating the equipment, training of experts, forensic examination and compiling of the forensic reports. Taking notice of complaints regarding forensic examination and delay in submission of the FSL reports which benefited the accused, the IGP had instructed to streamline these anomalies. Hectic efforts were employed by the FSL staff to furnished all pending cases and submit reports to respective departments and worthy courts in time. In the year of 2017, around 60000 pending cases were processed with no pendency at FSL.
In order to further streamline and make the forensic examination /reporting transparent and accessible to stakeholder, the FSL website was launched which contain details of various Labs, forensic services available, SOPs for identification, collection and packing of physical and circumstantial evidence and show status/ date of dispatch of forensic reports. This will not only show status of the forensic reports but will also indicate those responsible for delay in submission of exhibits to the FSL or delay by the forensic experts in conducting the test/ examination.
On this occasion, the IGP also approved the establishment of first ever explosive testing lab and digital and audio visual lab in the KP FSL. These labs will assist the investigation agencies in working out heinous cases ie terrorism, extortion, dacoity, murder etc. The IGP added that such updated online information about the cases submitted /examined at FSL, will not only result in building confidence of honourable judges in the FSL but also identify those I.Os who delay submitting of exhibits to FSL which badly affect investigation of the cases.