Tag: Pac

PAC slams ministries’ ‘sluggishness’ to defend cases

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has lamented the lack of seriousness on behalf of various ministries for defending court cases effectively, a practice hindering...

Army sometimes violates rules in managing lands: PAC

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday observed that state lands owned by Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Army, the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and the...

PML-N defers quitting PAC slot

After getting air of Pakistan People’s Party-led government’s plan to retain the chairmanship of Public Accounts Committee in case of incumbent chairman Ch. Nisar...

Of glad Baboos, perturbed members and indecisive PAC chairman

After the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman) Secretariat, the parliamentary watchdog Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has also become dysfunctional for weeks...

Nisar’s resignation as PAC chief hangs in the balance

National Assembly (NA) Opposition Leader Nisar Ali Khan’s resignation as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman is hanging in the balance even after his...

Ch Nisar dissolves PAC committees

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday dissolved all the PAC’s special committees and sub-committees. He said that the...

PAC offers free education for toppers

Prof Jafar Hussain FCA who himself is a very Senior Chartered Accountant and Principal of Pakistan’s biggest Professional educational institute PAC has announced, that...

PAC urges forming BoGs for Sindh’s medical colleges and universities

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the Sindh Assembly has recommended the Sindh government that Boards of Governors (BoGs) be formed in medical colleges...

PAC asks govt to close Ministry of Science and Technology

Expressing disappointment over the performance of the Ministry of Science and Technology and its subsidiaries particularly the Pakistan Agriculture and Research Council (PARC), the...

FATA parliamentarians unable to supervise projects, PAC told

The parliamentarians from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were unable to supervise development projects in their respective constituencies because of the security threats in...

PAC wants details of organisations enjoying tax exemptions

The monitoring and implementation committee of the Public Accounts Committee on Monday directed the FBR to furnish details of all organisations that had been...

PAC board to revive cultural activities at Shakarparian

The Potohari Art and Craft (PAC) Board has decided to hold fortnightly festivals until the end of December in Shakarparian. The board meeting was...

Defence Ministry ignores PAC directives

Apart from indulging in financial irregularities like other public-sector organisations, the Ministry of Defence pays but very little heed to the directives of the...

PAC orders recovery of Rs 34.5m embezzled in KP Health Dept

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Accounts Committee has ordered the recovery of Rs 35.4 million from officials of the Health Department. The decision was made...

PAC seeks audit reports from NGOs

Expressing displeasure over the extension in contract of Saeed-ur-Rehman, member finance CDA, despite his involvement in National Logistic Cell scam, the monitoring and implementation...

Death anniversary of PAC founder

A special ceremony was held in connection with the death anniversary of Ishfaq Ahmed, who was the founder of the Professionals’ Academy of Commerce...

PAC helpless against powerful military

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) seemed helpless against the powerful military establishment as it had to extend the deadline for the army’s report on...