It is primarily responsible for making payments to the armed forces, maintaining its accounts and providing financial advice to the defense authorities.
PMAD undertakes a dual role, that is, it handles both accounting and internal auditing tasks.
The decision was taken to meet the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after it failed to digitize its accounts.
For example, during the Pakistan Military Accounts Department, a cricket match was played between Peshawar and Wah Cantt teams.
[5][6] In 2014, in a notable legal case, the Sindh High Court (SHC) suspended the notification proceedings regarding the transfer of the Controller of Naval Accounts.