New Auditor General of Pakistan Mr. Muhammad Akhtar Buland Rana takes oath from CJP today up-date on 27-08-2011 1:50 pm After President declared him a right man for the post, Akhtar Buland Rana has taken the oath as Auditor General of Pakistan from Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan in a simple but dignified ceremony here at the SC building on Saturday 27th August, 2011. Hon'ble Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Secretary, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan and officers of Auditor General of Pakistan also attended the ceremony. Heartiest Congratulations to Mr. Muhammad Akhtar Buland Rana for his new appointment as Auditor General of Pakistan. We have sanguine hope that the department of Auditor General of Pakistan will progress rapidly and move forward in the right direction under the dynamic leadership of Honourable Mr. Akhtar Buland Rana. PMAD IT PROFESSIONALS ARE WELCOME TO HONOURABLE MR. AKHTAR BULAND RANA AS NEW AGP   President rejects allegations against Buland Rana

ISLAMABAD (Daily News) : President Asif Ali Zardari has rejected the accusations against proposed officer for the post of Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), Akhtar Buland Rana Saturday, Geo News reported. The president has responded to the letter written by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. The new Auditor General will take oath today in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The CJP was asked to take oath from Buland Rana as new AGP by the president on the advice of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. The CJP wrote a letter to President Zardari leveling serious charges against Rana regarding his character and antecedent. Sources told Geo News that the president has written back to chief justice, saying that Rana is appropriate for the post and accusations against him were never proven right. He is the senior most officer of the audit department and according to service rules, his dual nationality can not be considered a hamper while the accusation of holding fake national identity card was also proved wrong. President Zardari also rejected the sexual harassment allegation against Rana saying that the investigation into the matter proved it false. While accepting the president's response, the chief justice has decided to hold the oath taking ceremony today (Saturday) afternoon and the relevant officers have also been informed about the decision.

Controversial appointment: Rana takes oath as auditor general

ISLAMABAD:  Akhtar Buland Rana took oath as the new Auditor General of Pakistan on Saturday after Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry accepted his appointment earlier made by President Asif Ali Zardari. The appointment was accepted after the president sent a reply to the CJP's letter clearing the allegations against Rana. In the letter, the president mentioned that Rana was acquitted in a harassment case, and assured that Rana's dual nationality will not create any obstacle in his performance of official duties. The chief justice accepted the reply of the president. Rana was appointed as the new auditor general by President Zardari on August 23 on Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's advice and the chief justice was approached for administering oath to the new auditor general. However, the chief justice wrote a letter to the president on Friday saying that the president might be unaware of the allegations against Rana at the time of his appointment. The CJP raised several objections against Rana in his letter citing seven charges against him. The letter alleged that Rana obtained a Canadian nationality without seeking prior permission from the government and travels abroad on three Pakistani passports and two national identification cards. It included that Rana attempted sexual assault on a subordinate woman during service and also pointed out that he did not qualify for his promotion to grade-22. The Supreme Court Registrar on Saturday said the chief justice wrote the letter to the president after the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) sent their reports on Rana's credentials. The Registrar said the CJP had sought report on an anonymous application sent to the HR cell of the Supreme Court.  The CJP had also stated in his letter that he will administer oath to Rana if the president insisted upon his appointment. The Registrar said the CJP had also told the president that once appointed, Rana could only be removed by the Supreme Judicial Council under Article 109 as in the case of a judge of superior judiciary. “The response of the president has been received along with communication from the Prime Minister's Secretariat. Therefore, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, in discharge of administrative function, without prejudice to anyone and subject to all just exceptions, will administer the oath,” the Registrar announced before the CJP administered oath to Rana. Earlier, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali also objected to Rana's appointment. He stated the government was trying to steer clear of its financial irregularities by appointing him. Talking to the press, Rana said he was willing to face any legal proceedings while referring to the statement linking the oath to “all just exceptions”. He said that he had been exonerated of the charge of sexually assaulting a colleague. He added his dual nationality was in no way obstructed his appointment as the auditor general. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani promoted Rana to grade-22 so he could qualify to be the auditor general of Pakistan after the former Auditor General Tanvir Ali Agha resigned amid a controversy.