PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor’s adviser on Information and Public Relations, Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement, Samar Haroon Bilour on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive review of official vehicles belonging to the relief department and its subordinate institutions.
She, in a statement issued from her office, sought a complete record of vehicles reported missing or remaining unaccounted for over the last 13 years [during PTI governments].
Taking notice of alleged irregularities in the department’s vehicle records, Ms Bilour directed the authorities concerned to provide comprehensive details of all government vehicles, including registration numbers, manufacturers, models and current users.
The department had also been directed to submit names and designations of all officials using government vehicles, along with details of the vehicles assigned to them, the statement read adding that authorities had further been instructed to identify all missing and unaccounted-for vehicles and establish responsibility wherever irregularities were found.
Ms Bilour further ordered that notices be issued to those allegedly responsible for the missing vehicles, directing them to produce and return the government vehicles within 72 hours. She warned that failure to comply would result in legal action in accordance with the law.
The relief department had been given five days to submit a comprehensive report following verification of all relevant records and information, it read.
Emphasising protection of public assets, the adviser stated that government vehicles and other public resources belonged to the people and must be utilised responsibly, she said that transparency, accountability and the proper utilisation of public resources remained among her top priorities.
The adviser directed the department’s officials to maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all government vehicles, making it clear that negligence, misuse of public resources and irregularities in the maintenance of official records would not be tolerated.
She stressed that effective administrative and legal measures would be taken to safeguard government assets and ensure accountability of all those found responsible for any proven irregularities.
Published in Dawn, November 5th, 2026
