OVERVIEW OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF AUDIT POST TELECOMMUNICATION AND TELEGRAPH (PT&T) 2.1. Overview of the Office The audit of erstwhile T&T/PTC and PPO department was assigned to the Directorate General Audit, PT&T, Lahore w.e.f 01.01.1981 being a successor to A.G P&T. On the promulgation of Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) Act, 1996, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited were established on 1st January, 1996. After the restructuring of the T&T/PTC, the audit of PTA, FAB and NTC is being conducted under section 15(1) & 41(16) of the Act. The audit of Special Communications Organisation (SCO), National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) and Pakistan Post Office (PPO) department continues to remain under the jurisdiction of this office. The Directorate General, PT&T Audit performs both the Certification Audit and Compliance with Authority Audit of the Pakistan Post Office Department. The Certification Audit of other six telecommunications sector entities is conducted by their respective commercial auditors. In their case, the DG Audit (PT&T) is only involved in conducting Compliance with Authority Audit. 2.2 Jurisdiction Sr. Principal Accounting Departments/Organisations Formations No. Officer (PAO) 1. Ministry of Postal Pakistan Post Office Deptt. 219 Services 2. Special Communication Organisation 11 (SCO) Ministry of 3. National Telecommunication Information 41 Corporation Technology 4. Telephone Industries of Pakistan 01 (TIP) 5. Pakistan Telecommunication 05 Cabinet Division Authority 6. Frequency Allocation Board 01
OVERVIEW OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF AUDIT POST TELECOMMUNICATION AND TELEGRAPH (PT&T) 2.1. Overview of the Office The audit of erstwhile T&T/PTC and PPO department was assigned to the Directorate General Audit, PT&T, Lahore w.e.f 01.01.1981 being a successor to A.G P&T. On the promulgation of Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) Act, 1996, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited were established on 1st January, 1996. After the restructuring of the T&T/PTC, the audit of PTA, FAB and NTC is being conducted under section 15(1) & 41(16) of the Act. The audit of Special Communications Organisation (SCO), National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) and Pakistan Post Office (PPO) department continues to remain under the jurisdiction of this office. The Directorate General, PT&T Audit performs both the Certification Audit and Compliance with Authority Audit of the Pakistan Post Office Department. The Certification Audit of other six telecommunications sector entities is conducted by their respective commercial auditors. In their case, the DG Audit (PT&T) is only involved in conducting Compliance with Authority Audit. 2.2 Jurisdiction Sr. No. Principal Accounting Officer (PAO) Departments/Organisations Formations 1. Ministry of Postal Services Pakistan Post Office Deptt. 219 2. Ministry of Information Technology Special Communication Organisation (SCO) 11 3. National Telecommunication Corporation 41 4. Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) 01 5. Cabinet Division Pakistan Telecommunication Authority 05 6. Frequency Allocation Board 01
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