PAC summons chairman NAB tomorrow

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the chairman NAB tomorrow for a detailed briefing on cases worth trillions of rupees pending in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

A meeting of the PAC of the National Assembly was held under the chairmanship of Chairman Noor Alam. In the meeting, the PAC has summoned the Chairman NAB tomorrow directing the Secretary Committee to write a letter to the Chairman NAB for attending the meeting.

Chairman PAC Noor Alam Khan said that the chairman NAB should give a briefing on cases worth trillions along with cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) along with other important cases.

The meeting reviewed the audit objections of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis 2019-20. In the meeting, chairman inquired why gas was not provided in OPF Housing Scheme. He said that people have been deprived of gas for 30 years.

Chairman Noor Alam also said that poor labourers have the right to the Overseas Housing Scheme. He said that when the Overseas Housing Scheme was made the cost of gas was also low.

He expressed displeasure over the committee not meeting the DAC on time and said that in the absence of DAC on time money will be taken from the salary of the concerned secretary. He further said that if the secretary does not work then the concerned minister will also be summoned.