Buland Akhtar Rana

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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.

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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 a 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]

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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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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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