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Summary The PAC Tuesday declared Nawaz cabinet decision in 1999 as wrong.
Nawaz Sharif cabinet approved 18 projects launched by Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA), involving 4, 564 apartments by considering them commercially viable and a sum of Rs 31.765 millions were incurred on design, consultancy and other basic functions.Observing on an un-highlighted audit para PAC directed the Ministry to conduct an inquiry and fix the responsibility in one month.The PAC also directed Auditor General of Pakistan to take special care while categorizing highlighted and un-highlighted audit paras.The PAC met here with Nadeem Afzal Gondal in the chair to review audit observations about the financial accounts of Ministry of Housing and Works and its attached departments during fiscal years 2004-05 and 2006-07.The AGP officials told PAC that financial statements along with receipts and out flow of funds had only been discussed once in last 60 years at PAC in 70s and then chairman PAC decided not to discuss them again.The committee decided to hold internal meeting with AGP on the issue of reviewing financial accounts and statements of Ministry of Finance after June 29.Kamran Lashari briefed the committee government employees were provided with plots in Islamabad under Prime Minister’s programme as well as special programme for government employees of grade 22.The PAC sought detailed list of those officers who got two plots of land in Islamabad along with copy of summary approved by former premier Shaukat Aziz allowing officers to get two plots of land in Islamabad by June 25.However, members of the committee declared allotment of plots only to officers of higher grades as injustice towards employees of lower grades.Saeed Zafar, a member of PAC, moved documents to the committee about non implementation of directives of Prime Minister on execution of projects involving amount of more than Rs 100 millions.Kamran Lashari, Secretary Ministry of Housing and Works, while explaining the case before the committee said that development funds of Rs 100 millions lapsed due to lie told by X-en who said that issue was sub judice and had been held responsible and charge sheeted.Auditors apprised the committee that non imposition of liquidated damages @ 10 per cent from contractor accumulated loss of Rs 1.3 millions. Secretary explained that 40% receivable amount had been recovered while remaining 60 per cent would be recovered from the final bill of the contractor. PAC directed to get the received amount verified in 3 days and report back to committee.The PAC also directed Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) to submit accounts to AGP along with fixing responsibility for not submitting accounts in 14 days.
