Election Commission of Pakistan. PHOTO: FILE
According to the AGP, the commission had got all election-related printing done from only one printer named Pakistan Post Printing Foundation (PPPF) without opening a tender for public bidding. The ECP had spent Rs49.2 million on printing from the PPPF.
The AGP further mentioned that around Rs68.1 million were spent on printing from an unrelated accounting head and that this amount was never adjusted in the financial statement.
As per AGP's audit, indelible ink worth Rs5 million was left to waste and Rs1.8 million were spent to buy a new car which was not approved by the relevant authorities.
Stating that the ECP failed to clarify these irregularities, the AGP said people involved in this act should be held responsible.
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The office of the AGPR is itself not worthy of confidence since the yearly audit causes certain amount to spent for every government office to avoid audit paras. This is absolutely a futile exercise unless and until merit is observed at the time of induction to the government department which is no where for the last many years.
Where was the tender for metrobus? Sasti roti?