Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput has reviewed the pace of work on the construction of the building of the much-awaited Sindh Forensic DNA and Serology Laboratory (SFDL), which is being established in the metropolis.
In a meeting, which was also attended by the director general of the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory and others, the chief secretary was told that 22 per cent work on the building of the lab had been completed. The laboratory would be used for computer forensics, audio-visual analyses, crime scene and death scene investigation, DNA and serology, forensic photography, narcotics, toxicology, trace chemistry, polygraph, firearms, fingerprints, and pathology. The chief secretary said that the project would aid the police and prosecution department during investigations and trials of high-profile cases. He also said that with the help of this lab, it would be easy for the police to gather reliable and probative evidence.