Islamabad:
The Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP) was faced with audit objections concerning the “unauthorized payment” of an electoral allowance of 20% with its employees, calculated on their basic salary, from March 1, 2013, according to audit officials.
The question was submitted to spotlights while the subcommittee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) examined the audit of audit 2013-2014 of the elections supervisor. The session was chaired by Shahida Akhtar Ali.
Audit officials noted that the allowance had not been approved by the Prime Minister or approved by the regulatory wing of the finance division. They added that the case is currently under the study of the Supreme Court.
ECP officials, however, said that the High Court of Peshawar had ruled in their favor, arguing that employees received the 20%allowance. They also noted that no stay of stay had been made by the Supreme Court.
According to the ECP, employees are entitled to the allowance under the judgment of the high court and the summary of the Prime Minister.
The surveys surveillance organization stressed that the 20% allowance is one of the salaries of the employees.
Audit managers recommended referring the case to the examination and implementation committee, which should implement any decision taken by the Supreme Court.
The secretary of the ECP, Omar Hamid, concluded that there was no irregularity in this case.
