KARACHI: In presence of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah the home department and National Engineering Services (Nespak) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for establishment of Sindh Forensic Science Laboratory in Karachi.

The signing ceremony was attended by relevant officials.

The chief secretary told the chief minister that 30 acres of land had been allocated for the lab at deh Joreji, Bin Qasim. The possession of the land has been given to the project director. The project would cost Rs2.66 billion against which this year Rs10 million have been allocated.

The home department through a competitive process has appointed Nespak as its consultant for the project. The director general of the lab is being appointed.

The lab, after its establishment, would have the facilities of audiovisual analysis, computer forensic, crime scene and death scene investigation, DNA and serology, forensic photography, narcotics, toxicology, trace chemistry, polygraph, firearms and tool masks, latent fingerprints, pathology, questioned documents and explosive lab.

Published in Dawn, May 26th, 2021