On accountability
January 20, 2021
It is part of our faith that, while everyone will be rewarded for his/her good deeds, we will also be held accountable for our selective punitive actions against our political opponents, and inactions against those criminals who oblige us with their political and financial support to hide their crimes.
Witch-hunts in the garb of accountability, and intentionally turning a blind eye towards serious misappropriations by a few favourites are all corrupt practices and will not go unpunished on the day of judgement.
After the creation of Pakistan, corruption initially found its roots in the false claims for land allotments to displaced persons. Thereafter, it gradually permeated all segments of our society. Land revenue departments, police service, lower civil and sessions courts, customs and most government departments are beset with corrupt practices which have unfortunately now become the order of the day.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday asked Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Javed Jahangir to probe the Broadsheet affair. Photo courtesy AG website/File
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday asked Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Javed Jahangir to probe the Broadsheet affair and submit a report within 10 days.
PAC chairman Rana Tanveer Hussain said that the amount paid to the foreign company may be recovered from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) if the report held the bureau responsible.
Recently, the Pakistan government paid $28 million to Broadsheet company after the latter secured the verdict from the UK’s High Court.