‘New Directorate General for Audit of CPEC is under consideration’

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan Javaid Jehangir said that new Directorate General for Audit of CPEC is under consideration.

He made these remarks, while addressing to the officers of PA and AS at the final passing out ceremony of the 45th Specialized Training Program of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service, held at Pakistan Audit and Accounts Academy.

Javaid emphasized on need for modern skills and training, to cater to the stakeholders’ expectations. He apprised that the Pakistan Audit Department was going under extensive reforms to remain relevant with the changing structure of the government, and new Directorates General of Social Safety-Nets Audit, Information System Audit and Environmental Audit have been established from available resources. AGP informed that the establishment of a new Directorate General for Audit of CPEC was under consideration and would be established soon.

AGP highlighted that the accountability role of the Pakistan Audit Department had extensively been enhanced and various federal/provincial governments, ministries etc. were continuously sending requests for special audit of various government organizations, Projects etc. To meet the expectations of the Executive/Administration, Department of AGP has developed its capacities in emerging areas of audit (Forensic Audit, Environmental Audit, IT Audit etc.) and had recently conducted various Special Audit Assignments.

He advised the passing-out officers that they, being young officers, were future of Pakistan and they had to lead the country to good governance by playing their role in financial accountability and transparency. So, they have to prepare themselves for emerging challenges with modern knowledge, skills and training.

He appreciated the role of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Academy in training the new officers in areas of audit, accounts, financial management and in preparing them for performing their financial accountability role.

The event was attended by senior officers of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service, passing-out officers and their parents. AGP distributed prizes among passing-out officers for their good performance in academics and sports.