LAKKI MARWAT: Experts at a training session have asked investigators of the police department to familiarise themselves with the effective use of investigation kits and improve their skills for protecting crime scenes, collecting evidence in a scientific manner and finalisation of documentation procedure.

The session was arranged on the special instructions of Regional Police Officer Kohat Irfan Tariq and District Police Officer Karak Imran Khan at the police lines in Karak city on Friday.

Speakers included superintendent of police Investigation Kamal Hussain, district public prosecutor Attaullah Khan and inspector investigation branch Muhammad Rahim.

Mr Hussain said that a consignment of investigation kits recently received from additional inspector general of police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been handed over to the investigation staff of the police department in Karak district.

He underlined the importance of the effective use of investigation kits to solve various types of crime cases and said that scientific-based, impartial and transparent investigation would enable investigators of the police department to punish guilty people through the court of law and prevent innocent citizens from being penalised.

Experts shed light on the effective use of modern investigation kits and fingerprint kits and asked the investigators to ensure crime scene security, accurate identification of evidence, photography and chain of custody.

They urged the investigation officers to complete the investigation purely on merit with strict adherence to transparency and professionalism.

The participants of the training session also took part in practical exercises to learn accurate and effective use of investigation equipment.

Meanwhile, a proclaimed offender was killed, and his accomplice was arrested in injured condition after an exchange of fire with police in the Takht-i-Nasrati area of Karak district, police said on Friday.

A police official said that a party of Yaqoob Khan Shaheed Police Station was on routine patrol duty in the area when it confronted a gang of proclaimed offenders.

“The outlaws opened fire on the policemen to prevent arrest, leading to a gun battle which lasted for some time,” he maintained. He said that after a brief exchange of fire, the police captured two suspects in injured condition and shifted them to a nearby hospital.

“The arrested men were later identified as Yasir Jamal and Muhammad Fayyaz, and they were wanted by police in murder and attempted murder cases”, he maintained.

The official said that Yasir Jamal later succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

Published in Dawn, June 7th, 2026