Karachi, July 13: The Auditor General of Pakistan has exposed a number of financial irregularities running into millions of rupees, illegal appointments and award of contracts in the Pakistan Cricket Board.
The Audit report has mentioned several instance of irregularities including a payment of 63.39 million rupees to the police for meals for providing security during international matches. The report also mentioned unauthorised appointment of three coaches in the under -16 age group at the high performance centre in Karachi for a total salary of 5.4 million rupees, and irregular award of ticketing contracts without open competition.
The report also mentioned overpayment to match officials on account of match fees 3.8 million rupees, irregular appointment of Director media for 900,000 per month and unauthorised payments of 4.17 million rupees to Chairman Mohsin Naqvi from February to June 2024 as payment of utility charges, POL and accommodation even while the Chairman was holding the office of Interior Minister and all his benefits stood covered under the law.
This is not the first time the AG Pakistan has flagged irregularities in the spending of the PCB and its activities but so far no Chairman has ever been held accountable. (PTI)
