ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President, Dr Arif Alvi, on Thursday emphasized the need to improve the legal framework to strengthen transparency in government spending and financial accountability.
Speaking at a meeting during his visit to the Auditor General of Pakistan, the president said transparency could be improved by documentation of the economy and digitizing the government’s transactions.
The AGP, Muhammad Ajmal Gondal, also briefed President Alvi about the role and performance of the office.
The president said that the use of modern technology will improve the performance of the AGP. He stressed the need to create awareness about the role of this important office, its activities, and the audit findings.
He said the parliamentary oversight was necessary to ensure the judicious use of the public money and improve transparency in the government departments.
President Appreciates AGP
President Alvi commended the AGP’s role in improving parliamentary oversight and transparency in the government sector.
He said the Auditor General’s role in identifying flaws and stabilizing the government’s financial management system is very important.
During the meeting, AGP informed the president about the role of the institution in the process of financial accountability.
He said that the AGP office is taking steps to make the audit process more effective.
It was informed in the meeting that the Auditor General completed 95 percent of compliance audits in the Financial Year 2022-23.
Improvements in audit and accounting processes will promote accountability, transparency, and good governance, the meeting was informed.
Likewise, it was informed that measures were being taken to incorporate advanced technology platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) tools into the audit process.
During the meeting, it was further told that digitization of the accounting process helped payments to the pensioners in an effective way. With the help of digitization, the institution’s performance has improved, which directly benefited the people, the president was informed.
