ISLAMABAD: The chief justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday ordered the forensic audit of the IHC and the District Courts East and West of the federal capital.
According to a circular issued by the IHC Registrar Office, Chief Justice Athar Minallah ordered the forensic audit of the Islamabad's courts for the last five years i.e. starting from Sep 30, 2015 to Sep 30, 2020.
"Though each year internal audit is conducted but the chief justice has desired that an independent external forensic audit, through expert auditors of constitutional office of the Auditor General of Pakistan Islamabad be conducted," said the circular.
It added that therefore, the forensic audit of the IHC for aforementioned period was going to be conducted with effect from September 14 by an audit team assigned by the Directorate General Audit, Islamabad.
The circular further stated that in order to coordinate with the audit team, the competent authority had nominated the IHC officers including Muhammad Awaisul Hassan Khan deputy registrar (security), Ghulam Murtaza deputy registrar (accounts), Ali Ahmad Khan deputy registrar (store), Rashid Farooq Qureshi assistant registrar (accounts), Yasir Altaf assistant registrar (IT), and Imtiaz Ahmad LDC (transport branch).
It said that all the section/branches/wings had been directed that they should complete all record and produce it to the Audit Coordinator, Rashid Farooq Qureshi, by Sep 12 positively.
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