Rana Tassaddiq
ISLAMABAD : Provincial Accounts Committee (PAC)are also comprised of their elected members of the Provincial Assembly. Chairmanship of such committees is also given to the leader of opposition to avoid undue favoritism. PAC can prove its value and justification only by implementing its orders. Role of media in this respect can also not be underestimated.
The officers and officials of the Auditor General of Pakistan also need to ensure transparency in the Conduct of their business۔ Unfortunately our media while highlighting irregularities of Ministries and Departments completely overlooks questionable practices of the officials of AGPR who select only ten percent of the audit paras for the PAC.۔
According to details PAC of the KPK Assembly to bring to light unsatisfactory performance of provincial departments. Angles are no where but if thieves are made to protect thefts، it is disastrous۔ and national and provincial level.
The sources said that Home department of KPK۔ huge amount of Rs 157۔933 million was paid to Officers and employees of Home department in different districts of the now merged former tribal areas.
Audit demanded return of the said amount because it was paid against all the standing instructions and orders of MOF. It is yet to be seen whether the paid amount to the officials is recovered from them or some excuses are given۔
In another audit para it was pointed out that govt had approved Special Allowance for the officers and employees of unattractive areas of KPK where such allowance was given to the officials working for Chitral, Dir,South Was instructions and some areas of Hazara Division but were not actually residing in those areas۔
For example such Special allowances were given to officials of Kurram in Hangu, Khyber officials in Peshawer officials of North Waziristan in Miransha as well were given such allowances irregularly without any justification therefor liable to recover۔
Districts administration replied that such allowances were paid in the of a notification of the FATA Secretariat۔ Audit is however of the view that FATA Secretariat had not sought necessary approval from the MOF۔
According to the Volume-1 of the GFRs savings under a given head can not expend elsewhere۔ Despite this district administrations of Aurakzai,Bajavor and South Waziristan spent about twenty nine million اMUAJIB, Lungi, undistributed scholarships,CLCP projects and projection of Polio injection campaign۔
Audit pointed out the said amount on the one hand was unauthorized collected and secondly spent irregularly۔District replied that funds were raised locally which was unsatisfactory because prior approval of MOS was not obtained۔
District administration of Bajavor during Financial years 2016-17 and 2018-19 recited employees and spent 2 million which was illegal and without any justification as employments given were beyond the approved strength۔ Distrct replied that employments were extremely necessary۔However Audit was not satisfied by the reply۔ Audit therefor ordered fixing of responsibility in this respect.(to be continued-More details regarding corruption and irregularities in KPK will be publish soon)
