Summary All lost vehicles are yet to be traced.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - In a startling revelation, it was unveiled that 101 vehicles of Punjab government went missing in last eight years. Lost vehicles incurred an estimated loss of Rs200 million to the provincial exchequer, Roznama Dunya reported on Wednesday.
After eight years of probe and Rs15 millions of expenditures, Punjab Police only succeeded in tracing two vehicles. Chief Secretary was utterly disappointed with these accomplishments.
According to probe carried out by Daily Dunya, it was known that instead of taking action against authorities concerned, Punjab government awards them with new vehicles.
Two vehicles of CM Secretariat, two vehicles of Home Ministry, one vehicle of Zakat & Ushr Department, three vehicles of Housing Department, fifteen vehicles of S&GAD Department are among list of missing vehicles.
When probe was further magnified, it was known that vehicle of CM Secretariat carrying number plate LOV 1602 was stolen on June 7, 2010. On April 8, 2011 another vehicle of same department with number plate LRM 9881 went on missing.
Home ministry lost its vehicle with number plate LOW 7104 on April 7 2014.
Similarly Punjab finance department was deprived of its vehicles with number plates LOS 8908, LZM 4866 and LWK 7704 on September 28, 2009, June 9 and December 13, 2011 respectively.
It was also documented that several vehicles of S&GAD were lost in years 2014 and 2015.
All above mentioned lost vehicles are yet to be traced.
Despite IG Punjab firm assurance to CM Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Secretary, Punjab police has done nothing apart from paperwork.
Home Ministry, when contacted by Dunya News, told that law enforcement agencies are working efficiently to trace missing vehicles.
