An audit of the Balochistan Education Department unearthed an embezzlement of Rs. 17.7 million.
The scam was discovered in the 2010-2011 audit. The auditor’s report said the Balochistan director of schools had bought furniture and laboratory equipment for schools costing Rs17.7 million at the end of the financial year 2009-10. However, the furniture and laboratory equipment were never delivered to the department.
A thorough investigation into the matter is recommended in the report to retrieve the public funds and hold the scammers accountable.
At a seminar organised by Transparency International in Karachi, Syed Arif Kamal, a member of the department of mathematics in Karachi University spoke about the education sector being the “most corrupt” in Pakistan.
“There are over 12,000 ghost schools in Pakistan. The money poured into these dysfunctional schools goes unnoticed,” he said.
The scam was discovered in the 2010-2011 audit. The auditor’s report said the Balochistan director of schools had bought furniture and laboratory equipment for schools costing Rs17.7 million at the end of the financial year 2009-10. However, the furniture and laboratory equipment were never delivered to the department.
A thorough investigation into the matter is recommended in the report to retrieve the public funds and hold the scammers accountable.
At a seminar organised by Transparency International in Karachi, Syed Arif Kamal, a member of the department of mathematics in Karachi University spoke about the education sector being the “most corrupt” in Pakistan.
“There are over 12,000 ghost schools in Pakistan. The money poured into these dysfunctional schools goes unnoticed,” he said.
