ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Friday asked the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), Muhammad Ajmal Gondal, to take steps for enforcing financial discipline in governmental organizations so as to put an end to irregularities in the government departments.
He emphasized the need for adopting the latest IT based-audit techniques that would greatly help in overseeing the management of public finances as well as bringing an end to corruption. The President stated this during a meeting with the Auditor General of Pakistan, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The AGP briefed the President about the role of AG’s Office in ensuring fiscal transparency and accountability in governmental organizations. The President highlighted the need to further facilitate the retired government employees in getting their pensions and asked the AGP to ensure the fact that the retired employees did not face any difficulty in getting their pensions.