ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The Auditor General of Pakistan has presented a report to President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) regarding the financial irregularities of more than Rs220 million in Pakistan Post Office department.

It was pointed out in the audit report of the financial year 2003-04 that Pakistan Post Office (PPO) had failed to recover service charges worth Rs36 million under the head of distribution of telephone bills from the PTCL.

It was also mentioned in the report that the officials of PPO had spent Rs62.873 million illegally on the purchase of stationery and forms and paid the money to Pakistan Post Foundation Press without consulting Printing Corporation of Pakistan.

It was also disclosed in the report that difference of Rs42.188 million emerged on the end of balance of 220 saving bank accounts which was neither confirmed nor consulted by the director accounts for confirmation.

The working of GPOs is also not being monitored which is increasing incidents of corruption.

The report disclosed that 47 fraud cases incurring loss of Rs29.213 million to the national exchequer had been caught, adding that audit officials were not informed about these cases which was a violation of rules and regulations.

The PPO faces losses of Rs16.684 million in 27 units of PPO due to recruitment of daily wage employees against rules and regulations and funds were also not obtained for this purpose.

It was mentioned in the report that Rs13.546 million was withdrawn under the head of six units capital outlay and deposited in other accounts.—Online