Summary Rs9 billion grant was issued for B Block of JF-17.
LAHORE (Daily Dunya)- Apart from the allocated budget, federal government has squandered money in billions on purchase of new vehicles, instruments, renovation of prime minister’s office, new choppers and on fighting cases against India, reported Roznama Dunya on Monday.
A probe carried into the matter and official documents available revealed that federal government had spent Rs660.74 million on security arrangements pertaining to 2014 sit-in of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). Likewise, an amount of Rs400.86 million was paid to two firms named C-3 and W&C for fighting Pakistan’s cases against India. Similarly, an amount of Rs200 million was spent on winning case against India regarding Hyderabad’s Nizam gift to Pakistan worth £3 lac in London High Court.
Federal government also spent a whooping Rs1.58 billion on purchase of new vehicles whereas another Rs2.8 billion was squandered on purchase of two twin-engine choppers for relief activities. Rs3 billion worth rice was given to Sri Lanka, Cuba and China. Federal government gave subsidy of Rs1.63 billion to wheat exporters and Rs1.62 billion to sugar mills or companies.
An overall of Rs390.9 million expenditure was incurred on renovation of prime minister’s office whereas Rs1.22 billion was spent on advertisement of PM’s health card scheme and an amount of Rs25 billion was given to importers under PM’s Kissan package. Similarly, government spent Rs13.1 billion on census-linked activities
Similarly, Rs10 billion was spent on creating a new division for security of Chinese national whereas Rs5 billion was given as allowance to the same force.
Meanwhile, Rs9 billion grant was issued for B Block of JF-17 jet.
(Report by Zulfiqar Ali Mehtu)
