ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari has appointed Akhtar Baland Rana , the new Auditor General of Pakistan.
He was working in BPS-22 in Audit and Accounts Group.
Reliable
sources said that Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani had forwarded
a summary to Aiwan-e-Sadr in which it was recommended to appoint Rana
on the slot of Auditor General of Pakistan.
The sources told
Online that acting Auditor General Anis Marghoob was the potential
candidate in the race but he was not selected for the post.
Former
Auditor General Tanveer Ali Agha was retired last month as he had
completed the tenure of four years . Previously the tenure of AG’s
office was five year but it was reduced to four year under 18th
amendment. Online
