Introduction

• Pakistan Automated Finger Print Identification System was introduced by the Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Interior, and National Police Bureau Islamabad in Balochistan Police in 2003. Whole funding for the layout of this Project has been met out by the National Police Bureau.

• The Director Crimes Branch is the focal person of PAFIS.

MAIN PURPOSE/ROLE

• The Main Purpose of PAFIS is to maintain data of Fingerprints i,e 10 Finger Print Cards/latent Fingerprints lifted from the scene of crime and all the suspects/criminals arrested by the Police and preserve in National Police Bureau Islamabad. The 10 Print Cards prepared by the Investigation Officers at various Police Districts and latent Fingerprints lifted by the Police Officer from crime scene immediately transferred to the Data Base Center National Police Bureau Islamabad through this system for searching and matching.

LAY OUT OF THE SYSTEM

CENTRAL SITE

A Central Site as a Central data base for collection of the Finger Prints data of all the arrested suspects/criminals on 10 Finger Print Cards and latent Fingerprints lifted from the scene of crimes from all provinces were established in FIA HQRs Islamabad supervised by the National Police Bureau Islamabad. The central data base after searching and matching the latent fingerprints with the 10 Finger Print cards informs the concerned site regarding status of the criminals.

 PROVINCIAL (MULTI FUNCTIONING WORK STATION)

Multi Functioning Work Station has been established in each province. Provincial MFWS of Balochistan Police has been established in the basement of the Special Branch Building. The main function of PMFWS is that the latent fingerprints lifted from the crime scene are supplied to the Central site FIA HQRs Islamabad for searching and matching with the finger prints data received from all over the country. The Central Site after searching and matching the fingerprints within 15 minutes to 24 hours will supply the fingerprints of 10 criminals which are close matching with the latent fingerprint to PMFWS through this system. On receipt of suspected fingerprints of 10 criminals the expert of PMFWS will determine that out of the fingerprints of 10 criminals which is matching with the latent fingerprints pints in question.

PAFIS Phase 1

·     Sites

o   MFWS (Crime Branch Office Quetta)

Ø Quetta RT (CCP Office)

Ø Pishin RT (DPO Office)

Ø Lasbela RT (DPO Office)

Ø Jaffarabad RT (DPO Office

 OPERATIONAL STATUS OF RT

SITE OF PAFIS

  The following Sites are Operational in Balochistan.

 1. Provincial Multi Functioning Work Station at Quetta

2. Remote Terminal Site Quetta (CCPO Office)

3. Remote Terminal Site Pishin

4. Remote Terminal Site Jaffarabad

5. Remote Terminal Site Lasbela.

The Following sites are still non-operative due to non-availability of space/rooms:-

1.  Bolan.

2. Noshki.

 PAFIS Phase 2

• Sites

• Status
  • Power and Infra work have been completed at all above mentioned Sites.
  • VSAT for communication are commissioned at all locations.
  • No IT equipment is provided yet.                

                       
PAFIS Progress Report

Progress From July 2007

Up to Date

MAINPOWER DEPLOYED FOR THE PAFIS SYSTEM.

PAFIS TRAINING

                                    03 Training programmers for feeding and searching 10 Print Cards                             were conducted, 2 at FIA HQRs Islamabad and one in MFWS at Quetta.

                        15 Police Personnel were imparted training to operate R.T Site