PAC annual report presents recovery of 556 billion

ISLAMABAD 14 July (Online): Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered more than 556 billion rupee during the period of last one year, says annual report.

One year performance report of PAC presented in the meeting Noor Alam Khan in chair.

Big cases of corruption and malpractices were handed over to NAB and FIA.
Many orders including $3 billion loan, NADRA Data leak, Hajj assistants scandal investigation orders were given.

PAC issued performance report from May 23, 2022 to July 14, 2023.
Committee held 93 meetings in total in chairmanship of Noor Alam Khan 6568 audit objections and 344 financial calculations of fiscal year 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 were presented in meetings.

Totally 600 audit objections were reviewed in which 20 audit object were given to NAB (National Accountability Bureau) and 34 were given to FIA (Federal Investigation Agency). 211 audit objections were returned to handle on level of DAC (Departmental Accountability Committee).

Report says that PAC settled 73 fiscal calculations and 145 audit objections of various ministries and divisions in last one year and also recovered 556.52 billion Pkr in this period.
Reports of almost 200 public petitions were summoned from related institutes: report.

PAC took following important issues in last on year.
Investigation of corruption in SGDs funds of tribal district.
Inquiry of tax evasion in former FATA (now Pata).

Notice of delay in installation of scanners on Toor Kham border.
Order to provide list of govt employees as hajj assistant in last five years.

Notice of illegal use of Helicopter in KP.
Notice of corruption in Billion tree Tsunami and BRT project.
Notice of vehicle price hike issue and forming special committee on it.
Notice of delay issue of housing schemes from overseas Pakistani.
Notice of Corruption in projects of ‘Naya Pakistan Housing Authority’.
Orders of audit of sovereign institutes and regulatory institutes under control of federal government.
Order to secretary petroleum to remove ban on new gas connection.
Direction to Auditor General Office to audit Pakistan Cricket Council’s calculations.
Investigation of Diamer Bhasha and Mohmend Dam funds.
Order to CDA to end encroachment in Islamabad.
Order to FIA to investigate the issue of NADRA data leak.

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