ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has decided to convene an in-camera session next week on the request of Chairman Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau retired justice Javed Iqbal.
Chairman NAB appeared appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament on Tuesday and requested PAC to convene an in-camera meeting to review the performance of his organisation.
PAC chairman Rana Tanveer Hussain assured the NAB chairman of the committee’s help in settling an audit objection of Rs3.6 billion lapse of funds, which was not in the committee’s domain. He said the committee would write a letter to the National Assembly for settlement of the audit para.
Talking to media persons, NAB chairman Javed Iqbal said he continued to hold the office as per law after his tenure as President Arif Alvi had promulgated the ordinance regarding his extension till the appointment of new chairman.
The ex-premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, in his interaction with journalists, also criticised the delay in appointment of new chairman of the accountability watchdog. He said the summary for the appointment had been forwarded to President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi, but the latter appeared to be too busy in materializing contracts with foreign dentists.
