PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Fakhr Alam Irfan has ordered an immediate review of the ongoing government procurement processes in all the departments. An official communiqué said that a review would be conducted of the ongoing processes for procurement of goods, construction works, and acquisition of services in all administrative departments, subordinate institutions, and government offices.

It said that the necessity of procurement, availability of funds, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, transparency, value for money, and public interest would be assessed by separately examining various stages of procurement from initiation and scrutiny to approval of contracts or agreements.

The communiqué said that all administrative departments, attached departments and other government offices shall undertake a review of procurement processes presently underway, including procurement of goods, civil works and services, with a view to ensure that the same were justified, necessary and consistent with departmental requirements, priorities and applicable rules.

It said that the review shall cover procurement processes at various stages of initiation, evaluation and award. Each case shall be examined on its own merits, keeping in view the necessity of procurement, availability of funds, procedural compliance, transparency, value for money and public interest.

Further processing of such cases shall be guided by the outcome of this assessment, in accordance with the applicable legal and regulatory framework.

It added that administrative secretaries shall ensure that the review was undertaken in their respective departments, attached directorates and formations, including divisional and district offices.

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2026