PAC to get briefing on AGPR on Monday

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (APP):Public Accounts Committee (PAC), under chairmanship of Shehbaz Sharif, will meet here at the Parliament House
on Monday.Auditor General of Pakistan will brief the committee, whereas representatives of the water and power
divisions, Energy Ministry and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for briefing on January 1.
In maiden meeting of the PAC, held on December 28, the committee secretary briefed the members
about working of the top parliamentary body.
During the first meeting, PAC Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif summoned representatives of National
Accountability Bureau (NAB) for the January 1 sitting to brief on the cases referred to it by the committee.
During the meeting the chairman appreciated the work done by Syed Khurseed Ahmed Shah and
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during their tenures.
“The PAC did a commendable job during their tenures.” The chairman also sought cooperation of
the members to run the affairs of the PAC in a smooth and constructive way.
He apprised the members that sub-committees would be constituted to look into the matters pertaining
to tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), while the main committee would examine the audit paras
of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Thereek-e-Insaf tenures in government.
Shehbaz Sharif said three to four sub-committees would be constituted to examine the audit paras of
the PML-N government tenure. He said a monitoring and implementation committee would also be formed.
The chairman also asked the PAC secretariat to ensure implementation of the orders of the committee,
directing that officers below grade-19 would not be allowed to appear before the body.