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PAC report reveals irregularities in streetlight purchase during PTI tenure

Report suggests records related to purchase of streetlights by Metropolitan Corporation Lahore were misplaced

By Our Correspondent
January 02, 2025
The image shows streetlights on the road of Islamabad. — APP/File
The image shows streetlights on the road of Islamabad. — APP/File

LAHORE: A report by the Public Accounts Committee of the Punjab Assembly has revealed irregularities in the purchase of streetlights worth Rs121 million during the PTI tenure.

The report suggests that the records related to the purchase of streetlights by the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore were misplaced.

According to the report, the plan to install streetlights was not even registered in the records. It further disclosed that the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore had made illegal purchases in the fiscal year 2019-20.