Report: ANI
ISLAMABAD –Acting Governor Punjab Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has said that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is the forum through which Parliament exercises its authority over public funds, stressing the need to reform parliamentary rules in line with the spirit of the 1973 Constitution.
He expressed these views while addressing a National Workshop of Public Accounts Committees in Islamabad, held with UNICEF's support to discuss financial transparency, parliamentary oversight and accountability.
Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Federal Minister Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Speaker of the AJK Assembly, Auditor General of Pakistan, lawmakers and PAC chairpersons also attended the workshop.
Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan said existing Rules of Procedure and Rules of Business needed reforms to strengthen parliamentary oversight and accountability. He urged national and provincial Public Accounts Committees to share successful practices and enhance coordination.
The workshop also discussed effective monitoring of government expenditure and measures to improve the performance of Public Accounts Committees.
