ISLAMABAD: The Ministry for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Tuesday sought documents from the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) regarding its legal status saying the government wanted transparency in sports in the country.
The IPC ministry in a statement issued here said, the government was trying to bring transparency in sports governance in the country and in this regard, the manner in which funds were generated and spent was of utmost importance.
To achieve this objective, during the last three years, the government had directed the Auditor General of Pakistan to conduct audit of all major national sports federations.
This was also in line with the decision of Standing Committees of National Assembly and Senate who want a greater oversight of sports bodies in Pakistan.
In view of the recent decision of the NA Standing Committee on IPC, it was essential to collect the detailed information regarding the working and functioning of POA. Therefore the ministry has sought the documents from POA which include the documents relating to legal status of POA (details under Societies Registration Act, 1860); audited financial statements of accounts and Auditor’s Report for the last (03) three years; budget estimates mentioning the source of funding (domestic & International) for the last (03) three years; detail of Officers and staff of the POA.
The ministry has also asked for the Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) signed with Economic Affairs Division as per “Policy for regulation of Organization receiving foreign contributions 2013” and No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Ministry of Interior required for all NGOs receiving foreign funding.