PPRA accused of making over 30 'illegal' appointments.

ISLAMABAD -- The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), which was established to ensure transparency in procurements by all ministries and departments of the federal government, has been accused of making 32 appointments in a non-transparent manner.

In the audit of the PPRA, the office of the Auditor General of Pakistan raised objection to these appointments.

According to PPRA's website, it 'is an autonomous body endowed with the responsibility of prescribing regulations and procedures for public procurements by federal government-owned public sector organisations with a view to improving governance, management, transparency, accountability and quality of public procurement of goods, works and services. It is also endowed with the responsibility of monitoring procurement by public sector agencies/organisations and has been delegated necessary powers under the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002'.

However, the audit observed that the Establishment Division vide an office memorandum of Jan 1, 1992 states that no ministry, division, department and organisation will receive applications for any post unless the vacancies are advertised.

As per the audit objection, 'the management of Public Procurement Regulatory AuAAthority appointed employees wiAthout advertisement'. The audit further noted that 'the management appointed the employees without observing proper procedure'.

Subsequently, the audit 'is of the view that an appointment of staff without advertisement was irregular and unauthorised'.

Following the audit objection, a citizen, retired Brigadier Suleman Ahmed Khan, has filed a complaint with Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Mohammad Azam Khan, drawing his attention to 'illegal' appointments.

According to the complaint, majority of these 32 'illegal' appointees are relatives of PPRA's senior officials. In some cases, the senior officials employed their personal servants on lower-grade positions...

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