Summary PAC has summoned officials of Presidency, PM House and the SC to give reply to audit objections.
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee has issued notices to officials of Presidency, Prime Minister’s House, and Supreme Court of Pakistan to appear before it to give reply to audit objections.
A meeting of PAC presided by its Chairman Nadeem Afzal Chan was held on Tuesday in the Parliament House. In the meeting, the objections about audit of financial accounts of Ministry of Defence Production and other ministries for the year 2004-05 and 2006-07 were analysed.
According to sources, PAC has issued special directive to Registrar Supreme Court to appear before the committee in the second week of December and clarify position for not giving reply with reference to audit objections.
PAC also directed Frontier Works Organisation, NADRA, and National Press Trust to submit their stance in the second week of December.
The meeting was told that there were 16 such organizations that were working under certain ministries but they claimed independence and also refused to let Auditor General of Pakistan do their audit.
During the meeting, two organisations including Virtual University Lahore and Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund showed consent in connection with audit of their accounts by Auditor General of Pakistan under PAC directives.
The remaining 14 organisations hold the stance that they are independent private organisations therefore, governmental rules and regulations do not apply to them.
The PAC was told that funds worth billions of rupees had been kept in other than governmental bank accounts. The committee directed Secretary Ministry of Defence Production to present report on these accounts.
Moreover, the committee decided to declare its decision regarding allotment of two plots to government officers on December 4.
