Summary Expense of Pakistan Embassy in Washington doubled during Hussain Haqqani’s tenure.
ISLAMABAD: Former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani might be in trouble after the Foreign Ministry submitted an unusual audit report in the National Assembly on Monday, Daily Dunya reported.
According to Rauf Klasra’s report, expenditures of the embassy doubled when Hussain Haqqani took charge as the ambassador to the US.
During his tenure, the embassy’s budget rose to Rs 610 million from Rs 300 million and Rs 2.5 billion were utilised during four years.
The report also highlighted that expenditure of the embassies during 2008 was estimated at Rs 54.7 that surged to Rs 9.40 billion by 2012.
The embassies spent around Rs 40 billion during four years, the report revealed.
The expenditure of Pakistan Embassy in Washington rose to Rs 530 million from Rs 500 million when newly-elected ambassador Sherry Rehman replaced Hussain Haqqani.
The report shows that millions of rupees were also spent on purchase of ten luxury vehicles at the time of Hussain Haqqani’s appointment.
On the other hand, Pakistan High Commission in London also spent Rs 1.20 billion during four years.
Surprisingly, the embassy in Singapore had also spent Rs 500 million in four years despite not being in the ‘diplomatic limelight.’
Other embassies with high expenses include Pakistan Embassy in Moscow, Delhi, Beijing, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Jeddah.
