Ultimatum on ‘dysfunctional’ Public Accounts Committee

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has given the government and opposition one week to nominate candidates to fill the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman’s post, which has been lying vacant since the government came into power following the February 2024 elections.

The PAC is the among the most powerful parliamentary bodies, with the authority to summon virtually any individual or record from government departments in financial matters.

The office of PAC...