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      <title>Audit uncovers over Rs70 billion in financial irregularities in Balochistan</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A federal audit report has revealed extensive financial mismanagement in Balochistan during the fiscal year 2024–2025, exposing irregularities exceeding Rs70 billion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The findings point to widespread corruption, tax evasion, overpayments, and violations of financial procedures across government departments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the report, these irregularities inflicted a direct loss of Rs3.49 billion on the provincial treasury. Auditors documented 19 cases of tax and duty evasion alone, resulting in losses amounting to Rs13.12 billion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition, 28 cases involved suspicious payments totaling Rs2.76 billion, while irregularities in government spending across 130 cases led to losses exceeding Rs40.75 billion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The report highlighted that many departments made payments without meeting legal requirements, failed to collect revenues, and spent public funds in clear breach of regulations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The audit underscored serious deficiencies in financial discipline and a persistent lack of transparency within Balochistan’s government institutions.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>A federal audit report has revealed extensive financial mismanagement in Balochistan during the fiscal year 2024–2025, exposing irregularities exceeding Rs70 billion.</strong></p>
<p>The findings point to widespread corruption, tax evasion, overpayments, and violations of financial procedures across government departments.</p>
<p>According to the report, these irregularities inflicted a direct loss of Rs3.49 billion on the provincial treasury. Auditors documented 19 cases of tax and duty evasion alone, resulting in losses amounting to Rs13.12 billion.</p>
<p>In addition, 28 cases involved suspicious payments totaling Rs2.76 billion, while irregularities in government spending across 130 cases led to losses exceeding Rs40.75 billion.</p>
<p>The report highlighted that many departments made payments without meeting legal requirements, failed to collect revenues, and spent public funds in clear breach of regulations.</p>
<p>The audit underscored serious deficiencies in financial discipline and a persistent lack of transparency within Balochistan’s government institutions.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:54:07 +0500</pubDate>
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