Tag: Public Accounts Committee

IHC reserves judgment on petition challenging Shehbaz’s PAC chairmanship

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday reserved its verdict on a petition challenging Shehbaz Sharif’s appointment as the chairman of Public Accounts...

Art of the possible: Shehbaz Sharif elected PAC chairman unopposed

--PTI govt strongly opposed Shehbaz's nomination as chairman but it eventually had to surrender to Opp's demand --NA Opp leader expresses gratitude to govt, Opp...

Shehbaz to be elected PAC chairman tomorrow

--Opp leader to issue own production order to convene committee meeting next week ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif will be...

Govt, Opp discuss standing committees, PAC chairmanship

The government and opposition have decided on the number of standing committees and the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a local news...

FGEHF bought Thallian Housing Society land from ‘ineligible firm’, audit finds

-1.7 billion in losses accrue to allottees due to purchase of land at higher rates ISLAMABAD: Already the subject of courts and allottees ire, according to...

PAC takes notice of NLC’s tax payments

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday took notice of the alleged irregularities in tax payments of National Logistics Cell (NLC) during a review...

Punjab’s HED rife with financial discrepancies: report

LAHORE: A report by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) for the fiscal year 2016-17 has revealed financial discrepancies of Rs11.1481 billion in Punjab’s...

President’s trip to Turkey cost Rs127m: report

ISLAMABAD: It was revealed in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on Tuesday that President Mamnoon Hussain in the Fiscal year 2015-2016 spent only Rs...

PAC forms committee to probe irregularities in new Islamabad airport project

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament on Tuesday formed a special committee to probe irregularities in awarding of work for aircraft...

Khursheed Shah calls for early appointment of AGP

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Syed Khursheed Shah Tuesday asked the government to appoint Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) at the earliest for ensuring...

Rs776 million given to bar councils brushed under the rug?

Back in June 2010, the government of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Justice Iftikhar-led Supreme Court was at loggerheads over various issues ranging from...

Electricity defaulters owe Rs 365 bln to DISCOs, PAC told

    Water and Power Secretary Younas Dhaga on Thursday informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that electricity defaulters owe Rs 365 billion to the Power...

PAC tears CDA a new one

PAC chairman concerned over corruption, irregularities and abuse of power in CDA; orders special audit of land and estate management from 1980 till present NA...

AGP makes quiet move to usurp PAC powers

AGP instructs officials to make audit briefs of only those paras highlighted by his office for discussion in PAC; audit paras recommended for settlement or to be pursued in Departmental Accounts Committee (DAC) meeting are to be indicated in separate tables