Audit report flags billions in financial irregularities across federal bodies
Key takeaways
- A man counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange shop in Peshawar, Pakistan September 12, 2023. — ReutersAuditors question utilisation of Rs75bn allocated for development.
- The audit noted that the Cabinet Division failed to obtain mandatory monthly progress reports and completion certificates from executing agencies.
- Auditors have recommended establishing a centralised digital monitoring system for tracking allocation and utilisation of SAP funds.
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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 Audit report flags billions in financial irregularities across federal bodies HEC records highest audit observations with 31 paras; NAB faces objections worth Rs324m By Ansar Abbasi | Published June 26, 2026
Make us preferred on Google. A man counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange shop in Peshawar, Pakistan September 12, 2023. — ReutersAuditors question utilisation of Rs75bn allocated for development. Rs1.92tr foreign loan liabilities remain unrecovered.Pemra questioned over Rs87m in unrecovered dues.ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan has identified widespread financial mismanagement in its 2025–26 audit of the federal government’s civil accounts, uncovering billions of rupees in irregular expenditures, poor oversight, unrecovered receivables, and governance failures across ministries, divisions, and autonomous bodies.
The 399-page report reveals that the Higher Education Commission recorded 31 paras, followed by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (18), Ministry of Food Security (17), Ministry of Science and Technology (16), National Heritage and Culture Division (12), Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (12), Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (12), Ministry of National Health (11) and Education Division (10), The News reported.