Islamabad (July 31, 2017): Former auditor general of Pakistan Akhtar Buland Rana was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday.
According to the details, senior civil judge in Islamabad, Muhammad Shabber Bhatti, on Monday sentenced former auditor general Muhammad Akhtar Buland Rana on two counts for a period of imprisonment totalling 12 months.
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Rana was sentenced to serve six months for concealing his Canadian nationality and another six months for unlawfully obtaining five Pakistani passports.
An FIR had been registered against Rana earlier on the complaint of the FIA for not declaring his Canadian passport.
Rana was sacked in May 2015 after the Supreme Judicial Council found him guilty of misconduct, according to reports.
He was appointed in Aug 2011 under the orders of then president Asif Ali Zardari.
Rana, who hails from Multan, is believed to be a friend of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Previously he had worked as acting secretary of the human rights division and as deputy auditor general.
His appointment as auditor general was seen as controversial since it came at a time when the Public Accounts Committee was set to take up the government’s audit reports involving alleged financial irregularities and embezzlement of billions of rupees.
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