Islamabad: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has disapproved of the audit for a 1,295-kilometre long section of Multan-Sukkur Motorway, according to a news report. The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) pointed out irregularities in this award of contract which was set at higher rates causing a loss of PKR 166.174 billion to a company operating under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
The department of the AGP detected a difference of over PKR 93 billion in the contract and referred back the para of irregularities to the Accounting Committee of the Communication Ministry. The Audit has pointed that the cost/bid reduction of PKR 98 billion has occurred because of deletion of some components/scope/items from the final Bill of Quantities.
