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President rejects allegations against Buland Rana
ISLAMABAD: 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.
Courtesy www.geo.tv