{
  "id": 19413698,
  "title": "Punjab Assembly PACs recover over Rs11.88bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/punjab-assembly-pacs-recover-over-rs11-88bn",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T23:31:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448329/punjab-assembly-pacs-recover-over-rs1188bn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lahore witnessed the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) of the Punjab Assembly recovering over Rs11.88 billion from government departments due to financial irregularities, as revealed in official documents. The performance report for PACs-I, II, and III, which operated from February 2024 to September 2026, indicates a collective recovery of Rs11.887 billion. PAC-II led the recoveries with more than Rs7.36 billion, chaired by Ali Haider Gilani of the Pakistan Peoples Party. PAC-III followed closely, recovering over Rs2.70 billion under the chairmanship of MPA Ahmed Iqbal. Lastly, PAC-I recovered Rs1.821 billion, led by MPA Iftikhar Chhachhar. These figures highlight the committees' role in conducting thorough reviews of provincial government departments' financial affairs, auditing processes, and public fund utilization to detect and recover irregularities.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: The Public Accounts Committees (PACs) of the Punjab Assembly have recovered more than Rs11.88 billion from government departments over financial irregularities, following scrutiny of public accounts, audit objections and utilisation of public funds, according to official documents. The performance report of Public Accounts Committees-I, II and III, covering the period from their formation…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}