Mr. Tafakhar Ali Asdi

Additional Director General ( Budget)

Education:

M.Phil. Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. 2019-2021
MSc. Sociology, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan. (2013-15)
MSc.  Accounting &Finance, University of Bath, UK. (2007-08) on WB Scholarship
BS. Engineering (Electrical), Baluchistan Engineering University, Pakistan. (1992-96)
BA Sociology &Journalism, Government College Lahore, Pakistan. (1990-1992)

Academic Distinctions:

Awarded World Bank Professional Development Programme Scholarship for Study in UK (2007-08)

Professional Expertise:

Policy formulation for Supreme Audit Institution of Pakistan
Financial management & Accounting
Certification Audit of Public sector Financial Statements.
Well versed in International Standards of Supreme Audit institutions (ISSAI’s)
Performance & Compliance with Authority Audit.
Audit Quality Assurance.
Public Policy.

International Experience:

Attended a USAID Training on Work procurement Management held at Turin Italy.
Represented Pakistan in the First Meeting of the INTOSAI Working Group on Public Procurement Audit (WGPPA) held at Tribunal de Contas, Portugal, Lisbon, on 4th and 5th July 2017
Conducted Certification Audit of Financial Statements of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria
Developed Quality Management Framework (QMF) of Auditor General of Pakistan for Quality Auditing in Provincial and Federal Governments in accordance with standard 40 of the International Standard for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI40) in 2010.
Attended the XI Assembly of Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) and 4th ASOSAI Symposium in Islamabad from Oct 9 – 15, 2009.

Teaching Experience:

Visiting faculty at National School of Public Policy (NSPP) Peshawer.
Visiting faculty at National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) Quetta.
Visiting faculty at the Audit and Accounts Training Institute (AATI), Islamabad.
Visiting faculty at IQRA University Quetta for teaching EMBA students.

Service History:

Recruited to the Civil Services of Pakistan (CSS) in 1999 through the Federal Public Service Commission.Joined Pakistan Audit & Accounts Service (PAAS) headed by the Auditor General of Pakistan, and have the 24 years’ work experience in different Government departments