ISLAMABAD – The government is planning to establish a new DirectorateGeneral for Audit of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which would beestablished soon.
This was disclosed by Auditor General of Pakistan Javaid Jehangir, who wasaddressing the officers of Public Accounts at the final passing outceremony of the 45th Specialized Training Program of Pakistan Audit andAccounts Service, held here Sunday, says a statement.
The AGP emphasized on the need of modern skills and training to cater forthe expectations of the stake-holders.
The AGP apprised that the Pakistan Audit Department was going underextensive reforms to remain relevant with the changing structure of theGovernment, and new Directorates General of Social Safety-Nets Audit,Information System Audit and Environmental Audit have been established fromavailable resources.
AGP highlighted that the accountability role of the Pakistan AuditDepartment had extensively been enhanced and various federal/provincialgovernments, ministries etc. were continuously sending requests for specialaudit of various government organizations, Projects etc.
To meet the expectations of the Executive/Administration, Department of AGPhas developed its capacities in emerging areas of audit (Forensic Audit,Environmental Audit, IT Audit etc.) and had recently conducted variousSpecial Audit Assignments.
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AGP advised the passing-out officers that they, being young officers, werefuture of Pakistan and they had to lead the country to good governance byplaying their role in financial accountability and transparency.
So, they have to prepare themselves for emerging challenges with modernknowledge, skills and training.
AGP appreciated the role of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Academy in trainingthe new officers in areas of audit, accounts, financial management and inpreparing them for performing their financial accountability role.
The event was attended by senior officers of Pakistan Audit & AccountsService, passing-out officers and their parents.
