KARACHI: DIG Admin Sindh Police Imran Yaqub has visited the Sindh Forensic DNA and Serology Laboratory (SFDL) and the Industrial Analytical Center (IAC) at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi.

Prof Dr Farzana Shaheen, the Director of ICCBS, University of Karachi, along with Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan, the Project Director and In-charge SFDL, and Dr. Shakil Ahmed, the In-charge IAC, welcomed the police official.

A Spokesman of the ICCBS, University of Karachi, said on Thursday that the DIG Police had arrived on Wednesday on an official visit, during which he also met with Prof. Farzana Shaheen and other officials.

In the meeting, the Police higher official appreciated both Centers’ scope and quality of work. In her speech, Prof. Farzana Shaheen stressed the need for close coordination between different stakeholders to benefit from the world-class forensic facilities established at the ICCBS. She said that the SFDL regularly organized training programs for judges, prosecutors, Medico-legal officers, crime scene investigators, and investigation officers for the correct collection of samples and effective presentation of evidence in the courts of law. The ICCBS officials explained the capacity of the SFDL and the IAC to carry out analysis in the full spectrum of forensic DNA and serology, foods, drugs, narcotics, toxicology, and traces, etc. as required in the investigation.

The DIG Admin briefed about the initiatives of the Sindh Police to build an integrated mechanism to streamline the sample submission and reporting in cases where forensic analysis is required. He emphasized that all the labs providing services to the police should have a robust quality control system which can be ensured through conforming to the ISO 17025 standards.