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Monday December 16, 2024

310 vehicles worth Rs2.12bn illegally purchased during PTI’s tenure: report

Provincial Public Accounts Committee recommends summoning of relevant officers to further investigate illegal purchase

By Our Correspondent
December 16, 2024
This image shows the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) sweeping machinery. — LWMC Website/File
This image shows the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) sweeping machinery. — LWMC Website/File

LAHORE: As many as 310 vehicles worth around Rs2.12 billion were illegally purchased for solid waste management during the tenure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government in Punjab.

This was revealed in a recent investigation report released by the Punjab Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee over the issue.

According to the report, 310 vehicles were illegally purchased for the solid waste management in Punjab at a cost of Rs2.12 billion.

The report stated that approval was not taken from the Board of Directors for the purchase of vehicles and advance payment was made for the purchase of vehicles by ignoring the PPRA rules.

The committee, in its report, recommended that the relevant officers be summoned to further investigate the illegal purchase.