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Audit report exposes massive irregularities, corruption inside Pakistan Govt |
While the Pakistan Government is struggling with internal strife and
numerous economic setbacks, a report submitted to President Asif Ali Zardari portrays
a different picture of the country. According to the report submitted by Auditor
General of Pakistan (AGP), the Government had spent atrocious amounts of money
on some pointless issues, and corruption was rapidly engulfing the institutions
and departments. The audit report exposure included huge irregularities amounting
to Rs. 396.15 million during audit of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 2007-08.
It included unauthorized re-appropriation of funds worth Rs.52.258 million, unauthorized
expenditure on treating state guests to foreign delegates that amounted to Rs.
3.402 million, payment of honorarium, pay and allowances, income tax, payment
of General Sales Tax without invoices and repair of building that stood at Rs.94.914
million, The Nation reports. It also revealed the unauthorized maintenance of
four bank accounts by MFA, besides non-accounted for procurement and purchase
of gifts worth Rs. 97.811 million. The report also observed that Rs.1.44 million
was paid to the Chief Protocol Officer for payments of tips during Prime Minister’s
visits abroad in 2006-2007, but no confirmation was available on the record. The
auditors, while compiling the audit report asked MFA to provide detailed utilization
of national exchequer of Rs.1.44 million duly signed by concerned missions and
Chief of Protocol for verification, however no record was provided to the AGP
till July 2009. |
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