A new AGP report revealed that Mohsin Naqvi’s Interior Ministry recorded the highest number of audit irregularities among federal entities, citing unrecovered fees, missing funds, and questionable conversions of arms licenses.
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Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control, headed by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, recorded the highest number of audit irregularities among federal entities reviewed by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), according to a newly released audit report.
The 399-page AGP report highlighted widespread financial, administrative, and procedural violations across several ministries and departments. The Interior Ministry topped the list with 65 audit observations, followed by the Higher Education Commission with 31 and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan with 18 audit paras.
According to the findings, the Interior Ministry was cited for multiple financial discrepancies and failures in revenue recovery. Auditors noted that Rs22 million in annual renewal fees and penalties linked to no-objection certificates (NOCs) for armored vehicles had not been recovered.
The report also pointed out that another Rs27 million in annual renewal fees owed by private security companies remained outstanding.
In addition, auditors revealed that receipts totaling Rs56 million from 3,421 arms licenses were not deposited into the national treasury, raising concerns about transparency and financial management within the ministry.
The AGP further questioned the process of converting manual arms licenses into computerized licenses, calling the exercise “doubtful” and identifying discrepancies in records related to prohibited-bore weapons.
The audit report has intensified scrutiny on the ministry’s financial oversight and regulatory mechanisms, particularly regarding arms licensing and private security operations.
So far, the Interior Ministry has not issued an official response to the audit observations mentioned in the report.
