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PAC annoyed over Discos’ failure to get records verified

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ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with power distribution companies (Discos) over failure to have their records verified, a lapse that stalled recoveries of billions of rupees.

Federal Secretary of Energy (Power Division) Muhammad Fakhre Alam Irfan told the committee that Discos repeatedly submitted files that did not meet the audit department’s requirements. He noted that audit objections dating back 30 to 40 years remained unresolved for the same reason, as documents provided were consistently incomplete or below required standards.

The PAC meeting was convened to review audit paras related to the Ministry of Energy (Power Division). In the absence of Chairman........

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