Rs3,177 billion spent without parliamentary approval in FY25, reveals audit
Key takeaways
- The audit report questions the government’s compliance with constitutional and parliamentary requirements governing public expenditure.
- In another instance, expenditure exceeding the final grant authorised by parliament amounted to Rs187 billion.
- The reports further revealed that federal entities sought Rs3,809 billion in budgetary allocations without proper need assessment, raising concerns about the credibility of the budgeting process.
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Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV Pakistan Rs3,177 billion spent without parliamentary approval in FY25, reveals audit Rs3,809bn sought in budgetary allocations without proper need assessment, reveal reports By Ansar Abbasi | Published June 24, 2026
Make us preferred on Google. A view of the National Assembly session underway with Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf in the chair, on April 10, 2023. — Twitter/NAofPakistan115 cost centres fail to utilise Rs87bn allocation.Auditor General flags two embezzlement, misappropriation cases.Most federal entities lack functional internal audit units.The federal government’s financial management has come under serious scrutiny after audit reports for the audit year 2025-26, covering the accounts of the federal government for FY2024-25, revealed widespread budgetary irregularities, weak financial controls, unapproved spending worth trillions of rupees and cases of embezzlement of public money, The News reported.
One of the most alarming findings is that 92% of supplementary grants amounting to Rs3,177 billion remained unapproved by parliament, despite the government obtaining total supplementary grants of Rs3,454 billion during the year. The audit report questions the government’s compliance with constitutional and parliamentary requirements governing public expenditure.