In a surprising move, the coalition government has decided to get the Prime Minister Flood Relief Fund audited by Accountant General Pakistan Revenues Shehzad Hasan and a private firm of global standing.
Abiding by his commitment to ensure transparency, the move was announced in a tweet on Saturday night by PM Shehbaz Sharif.
As per my commitment to ensure transparency, Government has decided to get PM Flood Relief Fund audited by AGPR & a private audit firm of global standing. They will audit all incoming & outgoing funds including where & how the money is spent.The audit reports will be made public.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) September 3, 2022
He said AGPR and the global firm will audit all incoming and outgoing funds including where and how the collected and received money is spent.
“The audit reports will be made public,” the PM declared.
On the other hand, the premier also said he was grateful to Chinese President Xi Jinping for upgrading the relief assistance package for flood victims from RMB 100 million to RMB 400 million.
Highly grateful to H.E. President Xi Jinping for Chinese assistance package of RMB 400 million, up from initial RMB 100 million, for flood victims in Pakistan. This is a reflection of our unique bond of friendship. This support will help provide much needed relief to the people.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) September 3, 2022
The prime minister termed the actions as a reflection of the unique bond of friendship between the iron brothers. “This support will help provide much needed relief to the people.”
