Buland Akhtar Rana

Buland Akhtar Rana was the newly appointed Auditor General of Pakistan, as of August 2011 under the orders of President Asif Ali Zardari.[1] The previous auditor-general was Tanvir Ali Agha, who had resigned amid a controversy on whether he was able continue to hold office for another four months; subsequently, Aneece Marghub was appointed as the acting auditor-general. Rana belongs to Multan Previously, he has served as the acting secretary of the Human Rights Division and also served as deputy auditor-general.[2]He was well educated officer and he also educated from abroad. He is from the blood of the rajputs.


The chairman of PAC also threatened to resign over what he saw the government proceeding to appoint its "favourite" and deserving officer in order to cover up government

It is claimed that Rana was appointed because he was most senior officer present at that time in the office.He holds dual Canadian citizenship ,which is not crime according to law if it is revealed. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, wrote a letter to President Asif Ali Zardari in connection with appointment of Buland Akhtar Rana as Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) pointing out 7 allegations of corruption and irregularities against him.[3] Due to the strong affiliation of Rana with prime minister Yousaf Raza, due to living in the same hometown.[4] His appointment is being looked upon merit. However, President Zardari later replied in a letter to the CJP in which he cleared all allegations made against Rana. Hence, the appointment was accepted by the CJP.[5]

Rana was removed by Supreme Judicial Council in May, 2015 after a reference sent by the National Assembly


References

  1. ↑ The appointment-buland-akhtar-rana-named-new-auditor-general/ Controversial appointment: Buland Akhtar Rana named new Auditor General]
  2. ↑ New Appointment: PM promotes friend, props up chances of top auditor’s post
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  4. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/223226/new-appointment-pm-promotes-friend-props-up-chances-of-top-auditors-post
  5. ↑ Rana takes oath
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