Pakistan Auditor General raised objections over misuse of 23 vehicles by PEMRA and asked the authority to recover an expenditure of over Rs 11 million. According to audit observations the management of PEMRA had allowed 15 vehicles to its General Managers (BS-19) who were non-entitled officers. PEMRA had also placed 8 vehicles on protocol duty, which was not allowed in the Staff Cars Rules, 1980. The audit held that the total expenditure of Rs 11.040 million on POL and repair and maintenance of non-entitled officers’ vehicles and as protocol vehicles was irregular. It asked PEMRA to stop the practice of allowing vehicles to non-entitled officers along with a recovery of expenditure.
