IMF Flags Pakistan’s Weak Fiscal Controls, Urges Urgent Cash & Budget Reforms

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s fiscal system has once again come under scrutiny as the IMF flagged serious weaknesses in cash management, budget oversight and financial controls, warning that…

IMF Warns Pakistan of Deep Governance Flaws, Links Reforms to Next Loan Tranche

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged systemic governance challenges in Pakistan, urging urgent reforms to strengthen transparency, accountability, and institutional efficiency. The warning comes…

PM Shehbaz to Decide Rs170B ADB Road Project Fate Soon

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to make a crucial decision on the Rs. 170 billion CAREC Tranche-III road project, following the submission of an…

Major Overhaul Planned as Alleged Cybercrime Mafia Exposed in NCCIA

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) is set for a major overhaul following revelations of an alleged cybercrime mafia operating within the institution, prompting…

Sindh CM Orders Probe Into KDA Rs11.33bn Development Contracts

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has ordered a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in KDA Rs11.33 billion development contracts that were reportedly awarded without…

Ex-EOBI Chairman Allegedly Misused Rs2.4mn in Workers’ Funds

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has taken serious notice of alleged financial irregularities involving a former Chairman of…

Anti-Corruption Unit Arrests UNICEF Official for Dual Employment

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Anti-Corruption Department raided the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for the Polio Eradication Programme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and arrested UNICEF Health Specialist Dr. Tufail on…

Sindh Textbook Board Faces Rs. 5 Billion Corruption Probe

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has opened a major inquiry into alleged irregularities worth Rs. 5 billion in the Sindh Textbook Board’s printing contracts for schoolbooks.…

Pakistan Govt Questions IMF’s Draft Report on Corruption Issues

By Salman Akhtar ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The federal government has formally signalled that Pakistan challenges International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) findings in the draft Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment and it is…

Lawmakers Question ‘Irregularities’ in Rs170Bn ADB Road Project

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Several parliamentary committees have expressed serious concerns over the Rs170 billion ADB road project, pointing to alleged ghost tendering, collusive practices, and procedural violations by…

Balochistan PAC Audit Report Uncovers Massive Irregularities in PHE Department

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 6 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

QUETTA: The Balochistan PAC audit report has revealed extensive financial irregularities within the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department and several major infrastructure projects, including the…

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Pakistan Citizen Portal adds new categories to tackle corruption and governmental issues

By Tehreem Farooqi ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Citizen Portal (PCP) has proven to be an extremely useful and efficient way for the common man in Pakistan to lodge a complaint.…

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Govt considers launching AI bots to sniff corruption in public sector

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The PM’s task force on Austerity and Restructuring Government is planning to launch ‘Corruption Sniffing Bots’ (a computer programme) for government officials to prevent any…

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