Public Accounts Committee of National Assembly set 30th June deadline
for submission of investigation report of GHQ about the billion rupees
scandal of National Logistic Cell and chairman APC said according to
APC former generals and bureaucrats are responsible for the scandal.
Public Accounts Committee directed defence ministry to finalize the report before 30th June and should submit to APC in time.
Secretary Planning Development Sohail Ahmed assured the APC that
army, leadership of NLC, defence ministry and planning commission would
not try to save anyone regarding the irregularities in the department.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan headed the meeting of Public Accounts Committee in Parliament House on Saturday.
PAC directed Interior Ministry to take back the facility of
government squad in one month from private personalities and directed
to review the policy regarding the security to non-deserving government
persons and PAC directed secretary interior to finish the watch list
and details about 20 important agriculture forms are summoned from CDA
officials.
Interior Ministry, Information Technology, Planning Division,
Housing and Works and Ministry of Finance’s pending audits reports
about the accounts were observed and audit officials told that in the
procurement of land in Pakistan Rangers rules were violated.
Secretary Interior Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said that they are making
matters clear and Chairman PAC said that protection of national
treasure is not a political issue.
Chairman PAC said that he is doing this service in the national
interest and international monitory organizations appreciated the
performance of PAC, adding that parliamentary monitoring is necessary
for implementation of budget and monitory committees should be
formulated regarding this matter.
He said that this year is very important and any single individual
involved in corruption should be necessarily punished because he/she
defamed the entire organization and rangers are protecting the VIPs,
adding that civil forces are being used to secure the some people
instead of controlling the law and order situation in the country.
Riaz Fatyana said that protection of all citizens without
discrimination is responsibility of state and extra-judicial killing is
horrible, adding that police and forces are directly involved in the
incidents and in the result masses are terrified so it is a matter of
public confidence.
Yasmeen Rehman said that security personnel were not ashamed after the killing of innocent people.
Yasmeen Rehman said that security personnel were not ashamed after the killing of innocent people.
Secretary Interior said that maintenance of law and order is a
provincial matter, security of masses is responsibility of local
police, civil armed forces were used in different eras and forces are
deployed for the security cover of important personalities.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that Rangers’ personnel were provided
for the security of four private personalities, adding that if
government would not follow rules itself then how it can advice others
to follow the rules of country and civil armed forces should be used
for the strategic purposes and directed to call back the Rangers
personnel from the private duties.
Nadeem Afzal Chan said that federal secretaries are traveling with
DIGs and two police squads; there is no security risk in Punjab but all
squads are taken for authority.
Nisar Ali Khan said that he himself would talk with the Punjab
government and provincial government should call back the security
squads from the private persons, adding that everybody wanted to become
a VIP and masses are facing problems.
Secretary Interior told that security is provided according to
intelligence reports and watch list is prepared but PAC Chairman
replied that it is illegal and ordered Rangers’ to abolish the watch
list.
Acting CDA Chairman admitted regarding the issues of nurseries in
Bani Gala that related lands are not used for irrigation and in Lakhwal
CDA possessed all its land and a special committee is formulated
regarding the matter and Nadeem Afzal Chan would head the committee.
Acting Chairman told PAC that they respect all parties, members of
parliament, notices are issued, new policy regarding the matter is
under process and PAC sought report about the development after one
month.
Nisar Ali Khan said that there are worst conditions in the PTA and
matters cannot be run in the better manner by decreasing the
misadministration, adding that government is sleeping and summoned
report about PTA within one week and directed officials to brief the
committee about PTA and former PTA Chairman was involved in corruption,
adding that organizations should not bear the burden of corrupt people
because these type of individuals defame the entire organization.
Chaudhry Nisar said that few politicians or bureaucrats commit mistakes but the whole burden put on all the politicians. SANA
