Buland Akhtar Rana was appointed

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in August 2011 on the orders of President

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. The previous auditor-general was Tanvir Ali Agha, who had resigned amid a controversy over whether he was able to continue to hold office for another four months; subsequently, Aneece Marghub was appointed as the acting auditor-general. Rana belongs to

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. Previously, he had been the acting secretary of the Human Rights Division and also served as deputy auditor-general.Zahid Gishkori
"New Appointment: PM promotes friend, props up chances of top auditor’s post"
''The Express Tribune'', 3 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2020. He is a well-educated officer and was also educated abroad. The chairman of PAC threatened to resign over what he saw as the government proceeding to appoint its "favourite" and deserving officer in a cover up. It is claimed that Rana was appointed because he was the most senior officer present at that time in the office. He holds dual

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citizenship, which is not a crime according to law if it is revealed. The Chief Justice of Pakistan,

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (; born 12 December 1948) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan over three non-consecutive terms from 29 June 2005 to 11 December 2013. Chaudhry began practice as an advocate of the S ...

, wrote a letter to President Zardari in connection with appointment of Rana as Auditor General pointing out seven allegations of corruption and irregularities against him. Rana has a strong affiliation with the prime minister, Yousaf Raza, due to living in the same home town. His appointment is being looked upon merit. However, Zardari replied in a letter to the Chief Justice in which he cleared all allegations made against Rana. Hence, the appointment was accepted."Controversial appointment: Rana takes oath as auditor general"
''The Express Tribune'', 27 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2020. Rana was removed by the Supreme Judicial Council in May 2015 after a reference sent by the National Assembly.

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