Home Dept forms search committee to appoint new PFSA DG

LAHORE  –  The Punjab Home department has constituted a five-member search committee to select a suit­able candidate for appointment as Director Gen­eral of the Punjab Forensic Science Authority (PFSA). According to a department spokesperson, the provincial cabinet approved the formation of the committee on October 11, 2026, under Sec­tion 7(1) of the Punjab Forensic Science Author­ity Act, 2025. Under a notification issued by the Home Department, the chairman of the Planning and Development Board will head the committee. Its members include the vice chancellors of Gov­ernment College University Lahore and Informa­tion Technology University Lahore, Dr Muham­mad Omar Masood, secretary of the Industries, Commerce and Investment Department, and the director general of the Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Authority (PAFDA).

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The Home department has formally notified the constitution of the committee.

The committee will scrutinise applications for the post, shortlist eligible candidates and conduct interviews. It will subsequently recommend the most suitable candidate to the Punjab government for appointment as PFSA director general. The spokesperson said the acting director general of the PFSA would provide the committee with the necessary administrative and secretarial support.

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