As the meeting began, the PAC additional secretary informed the committee that just half an hour ago, the secretary finance informed that he was unable to attend the PAC meeting. “The PAC being part of the parliament is above the prime minister and the PM’s decision to call the secretary finance is tantamount to sabotaging the parliament’s business,” said Shah. During the tenure of the PPP (2008-2013), the then PAC chairman Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had enforced the PAC writ by ensuring that the secretaries of the ministries and the principal secretary to PM give preference to the PAC business over the other government business. This had been done in connivance of the Secretary Finance and the practice was still going on. This matter will now be taken up in the next PAC meeting.

Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2018 17:15 UTC