Pakistan, June 24 -- Pakistan's Auditor General has identified significant financial irregularities in the federal government's accounts for the 2024-25 fiscal year, raising concerns about budget management, parliamentary oversight, and the effectiveness of internal financial controls.

According to audit reports covering federal accounts for the 2024-25 fiscal year, a total of Rs3.454 trillion in supplementary grants was obtained by various government entities. However, Rs3.177 trillion, or nearly 92 percent of these expenditures, was not approved by Parliament, prompting questions about compliance with constitutional and parliamentary requirements governing public spending.

One of the key findings relates to debt servicing, where suppl...