By Jamal Shahid
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ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday directed the planning division’s secretary to conduct an inquiry into additional expenditures and submit a report within a month.
PAC Chairman Junaid Akbar stressed that the planning division should serve as a role model for other ministries. The committee’s member Sanaullah Mastikhel voiced concerns that development funds were being withheld from lawmakers who refused to compromise their integrity.
A case involving the lapse of Rs220 million from the planning division’s development budget also came under scrutiny. The amount had reportedly been earmarked for an event that was cancelled due to the prime minister’s absence. PAC members questioned why such a large sum had been allocated for a single event. Planning Secretary Awais Manzur Sumra clarified that the funds were intended for a social sector project that the prime