Karachi, May 28, 2020: The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the identification of dead bodies of PIA Airbus A-320 plane crash incident at Model Colony, District Korangi Karachi, to facilitate the aggrieved families, are hereby notified as under:
- The Deputy Commissioners shall depute the Assistant Commissioners / Mukhtiarkars at the mortuaries of Edhi center situated at Sohrab Goth and Chippa Center situated at Nursery.
- Shifts wise duty-roster shall be issued assigning therein duty to each officer deputed at the mortuaries.
- Sindh Police Department Shall depute the officers of SP Rank to be present at the mortuary to complete the legal formalities and coordination with the District Administration.
- Police Surgeon (i.e Medico Lego Officer) shall be deputed at each mortuary.
- Duty Roasters of all concerned departments are to be shared for effective coordination.
- Once DNA match is received, Police officer and MLO need to confirm the availability of the body through physical verification of body from PM number.
- The Physical verification of body shall be done by Police Office and MLO, Assistance of Edhi and Chippa would be obtained, as the case may be.
- Assistance Commissioners and Superintendent of Police on duty shall coordinate with the aggrieved families, once the DNA reports are shared.
- After the body is confirmed / recognized, its Ghusul, Shroud and coffin are to be arranged with final draping in Pakistani Flag. Assistant Commissioner and Police Officer on Duty shall manage the arrangements.
- Meanwhile, Sindh Police would furnish the reportto MLO who would issue death certificate, forthwith.
- Senior Superintendent of Police shall communicate to the aggrieved family of identified body to collect from respective mortuary.
- Senior Superintendent of Police shall also share the information about identification of body inDNA group on Whatsapp for knowledge of all concerned including PIA coordinating officers.
- Once the family arrives, Assistance Commissioners and Superintendent of Police would receive them and seek their necessary documents of identity and console them, accordingly.
- Once formalities are completed, the body would be handed over by a Police Party with Honour.
- Minimum time is to be incurred in the process and families are to be dealt with empathy and utmost respect.
- Assistance Commissioners shall furnish the information to Deputy Commissioner South on the prescribed proforma about progress on each stage of process after DNA Report:
- Confirmation of Body with Post mortem number.
- Issuance of Death Certificate.
- Communication with family.
- Handing over the Body.
