ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): Farewell lunch hosted by Pakistan
Audit and Accounts Service Officers in the honor of outgoing Auditor
General of Pakistan, Rana Assad Amin, who will be concluding his
term as AGP on April 8.
Speaking on the occasion the Auditor General of Pakistan said
that it was a matter of honor for him to conclude his tenure as 19th
Auditor General of Pakistan.
In a press release issued here he said that Department of
Auditor General of Pakistan was an institution that was once aligned
to the prevailing thinking of the time.
He said that dignity and impartiality of the office was
restored by carried out the constitutional mandate with great
diligence, commitment and strong desire to serve the people.
The AGP further said that a series of reforms were initiated
that will not only bear enduring significance for the Department but
will also raise its stature as Supreme Audit Institution of Pakistan
committed towards ensuring financial accountability of government.
The aim of these reforms were to improve the structure of
governance in the department by putting to an end the lackluster
performance based on traditional auditing approach, he added.
Addressing the participants, Muhammad Yahya, Director General
DAGP thanked Auditor General of Pakistan on behalf of PA&AS
Officers.
He said that the AGP served the Department with dignity and
professionalism and with his selfless and patriotic approach he
succeeded in building a positive image of DAGP.
AGP never comprised on his principles of honesty and
integrity and always exhibited zero tolerance for corruption and
inefficiency, he added.
He said that AGP gave a new vision to the Department
and became trend setter for strategic management of Department.
As AGP he introduced the first ever strategic plan and set
roadmap for improving audit independence, capacity building, audit
modernization and for upgrading overall governance of the
Department, he added.
He said that the Auditor General of Pakistan kept on
pushing for short term and long term reforms throughout his tenure
and achieved major goals of his strategic reforms through high-level
monitoring.