ISLAMABAD, July 17: The auditor general of Pakistan has submitted his reports on the federation’s accounts for 2002-01 to the president and those of provinces to the respective governors.

The reports, including audit reports on public sector enterprises, have been submitted in accordance with the provisions of Article 171 of the Constitution.

In respect of the federation, he presented 122 reports comprising 20 regularity audit reports, 11 financial audit reports on the Social Action Programme, 33 special audit reports, 10 special/subject study reports, 12 performance audit reports, one performance evaluation report, one each on the Social Action Programme and third party validation report, two performance and governance series audit reports, one on finance accounts and 10 reports on the appropriation of accounts.

Two hundred reports on accounts of the provincial governments comprise seven on the appropriation accounts, four on finance accounts and 189 reports dealing with diverse subjects.

The audit reports include 127 regularity audit reports, 12 performance audit reports, 35 on special audit and 14 audit reports on the Social Action Programme.

Financial attestation of all the finance accounts and appropriation accounts has been done under section 7 of the Auditor General (the terms and conditions of service, the term of office and the powers and functions) Ordinance 2001.

The attestation has been applied for the first time to fulfil the requirements of the ordinance.