Justice committee for formation of independent forensic labs.

PESHAWAR -- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Justice Committee on Friday called for the establishment of independent forensic labs for the scientific investigation of cases and meet international standards.

The committee held its fifth meeting on the Peshawar High Court premises with Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan in the chair.

The meeting was attended by all PJC members. The health secretary showed up as co-opted member.

Considering the urgency and need for independent forensic labs, the meeting decided that the existing forensic labs should be properly equipped and operationalised preferably within three months.Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan emphasised the significance

of the apex forum for enhanced collaboration among departments for improving service delivery in the judicial system.

The agenda items of the meeting included the establishment of well-equipped forensic science laboratories at regional level, automated registration of FIR, the offender management system, simplification of inter and intra provincial transfer of accused, data integration of justice sector stakeholders, medical facilities in prison, performance benchmark of the departments for the next year, infrastructure requirements of the high court, appointment of law officers, and enactment of the draft Judicial Services Act.

The chair directed members to ensure data integration and produce progress reports...