Islamabad web desk …Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Junaid Akbar was elected chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday, the post was lying vacant since the government came into power following the February 2024 elections.
The PAC is considered one of the most powerful parliamentary bodies, with the authority to summon any individual or record from government departments in financial matters.
As per parliamentary norms established following the 2008 general elections, the chair of the PAC is traditionally allotted to the opposition, a practice which continues till today.
During the meeting summoned to elect the PAC chairman, PML-N Chief Whip Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, NA and Senate opposition leaders Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz, respectively, recommended Akbar’s name for the slot.
