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PAC annoyed over Discos’ failure to get records verified

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with power distribution companies (Discos) over failure to have...

yesterday 10

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Jamal Shahid

Regional approach urged for inclusive energy transition

ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Senate standing committee on climate change and environmental coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman, has called for a...

01.11.2025 20

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Jamal Shahid

Public Accounts Committee scrutinises cabinet division over Toshakhana irregularities

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday reviewed audit objections involving the Cabinet Division’s management of the Toshakhana,...

29.08.2025 10

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Jamal Shahid

SECP boss’ salary shocks Pu­­blic Accounts Committee

ISLAMABAD: The Pu­­blic Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday expr­es­sed shock over reports that the chairman of the Secu­rities and Exchange...

28.08.2025 30

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Public not satisfied with NDMA performance: audit

ISLAMABAD: Audit objections to the tune of Rs28.62 billion have been raised in the Auditor General of Pakistan’s 2023-24 report pertaining to the...

23.08.2025 10

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Pakis­tan Airports Authority suffered Rs4bn shortfall after airspace closure to India, NA told

ISLAMABAD: The Pakis­tan Airports Authority (PAA) has lost Rs4.1 billion in just over two months after closing its airspace to Indian-registered...

10.08.2025 10

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Public Accounts Committee irked by murky sugar mills affair

• Panel told recent price fluctuations yielded Rs300bn profit for mills; chairman says ‘only 42 families’ benefitted • Officials’ reluctance...

31.07.2025 10

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PAC irked by murky sugar mills affair

• Panel told recent price fluctuations yielded Rs300bn profit for mills; chairman says ‘only 42 families’ benefitted • Officials’ reluctance...

31.07.2025 10

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Jamal Shahid

Public Accounts Committee sees bitterness in sugar sector

• Expresses alarm over mismanagement, loan defaults, widespread irregularities • Secretary claims production declined despite increase in...

25.07.2025 10

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Jamal Shahid

PAC assails National Telecommunication Corporation for unauthorised expenditures

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday declared that the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) had violated the Constitution by...

18.07.2025 20

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Jamal Shahid

PAC assails NTC for unauthorised expenditures

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday declared that the National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) had violated the Constitution by...

18.07.2025 20

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EV makers raise concern over lack of charging facilities

ISLAMABAD: Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers have raised concerns over the slow development of charging infrastructure and high cost of EVs as the...

07.07.2025 20

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Jamal Shahid

Disco apologises to Public Accounts Committee over meter removal from member’s house

• Committee says it will never compromise on ‘dignity of its members’ • Reviews Railways audit irregularities; raises concern over Rs3.4bn...

24.04.2025 10

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Hydel project mismanagement infuriates Public Accounts Committee

• Body refers procurement scandals and illegal decisions to NAB, FIA • Land acquisition delay cited as systemic problem for over a decade • PAC...

17.04.2025 40

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Public Accounts Committee summons top bureaucrats on sugar crisis

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday voiced displeasure over the non-submission of a report on sugar crisis and called the...

27.03.2025 20

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Public Accounts Committee flags financial irregularities in various ministries

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday discussed the lapse of economic grants of Rs58 billion and expressed concern over the issue...

22.03.2025 10

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Jamal Shahid

Public Acc­ounts Committee unhappy with PAEC, FBR audit objections

• AGP says IMF worried over delay in audit process • PAEC says purchases made for nuclear power plant were ‘transparent’ • Rs312bn fraud...

07.03.2025 20

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PAC flags billions in unaccounted funds

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday scrutinised audit reports for the Economic Affairs Division and the Ministry of Foreign...

06.03.2025 30

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Jamal Shahid

IMF, Pakistan to open $1bn climate finance talks

• Official says mission due on Feb 24 for ‘review & discussion’ • Sherry urges structured climate financing to tackle environmental crisis •...

22.02.2025 30

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Jamal Shahid

Audit flags violation of rules in Federal Pub­lic Service Commission appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Aud­i­tor General’s office on Wed­­nesday raised objections over the Federal Pub­lic Service Commission’s (FPSC) failure to...

21.02.2025 20

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Govt ordered to stop using Gas Infrastructure Development Cess funds for arbitration costs

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday directed the government to cease using funds from the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess...

20.02.2025 20

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Jamal Shahid