Audit report finds Rs270b corruption, irregularities.

Islamabad -- The first audit report of the PTI government pointed out irregularities and corruption worth Rs270 billion in 40 government departments and ministries.

The Auditor General of Pakistan has prepared the audit report of 2019-20 after conducting an audit of 40 government ministries and departments.

The audit revealed corruption and fake receipts in ministries and departments to the tune of Rs12.56 billion. It stated that recovery cases of Rs79.59 billion in federal ministries were reported and a record of Rs17.96 billion was not provided to the auditor general by government departments, a news channel said.

The report further said that Rs8.89 billion in corruption cases had been reported owing...