Misused public funds
Punjab Assembly's Public Accounts Committee refers Rs1.1 billion Higher Education Department irregularities to NAB after department ignored prior audit orders
Confidence: Corroborated · 2 sourcesPunjab · Sep 22, 2026
Subject of this story
Punjab Higher Education Department
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Oversight
Public Accounts Committee-I, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
What happened
Punjab Assembly's Public Accounts Committee-I, chaired by Iftikhar Hussain Chachhar, found more than Rs1.1 billion in irregularities in the Punjab Higher Education Department on June 5, 2026, including non-deduction of income tax on installment payments, unauthorized expansion of project scopes, and issuance of a Rs400 million work guarantee before project completion. The committee referred four audit paragraphs worth over Rs1 billion to NAB for investigation within three months, noting the department had failed to implement earlier recommendations from its own Special Departmental Accounts Committee.
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The Punjab Public Accounts Committee referred Rs1.1 billion in financial irregularities cases to the National Accountability Bureau.1.1B PKR
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- The Nation
PAC refers Rs1.1 billion financial irregularities cases to NAB
Sources (2)
ProPakistaniNAB to Probe Rs. 1.1 Billion Irregularities in Punjab Education Department
The NationPAC refers Rs1.1 billion financial irregularities cases to NAB
Response
Punjab Higher Education Department
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