{"id":514708,"date":"2025-11-16T07:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=514708"},"modified":"2025-11-16T07:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:06:12","slug":"minister-orders-inquiry-of-corruption-in-merged-districts-sports-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/minister-orders-inquiry-of-corruption-in-merged-districts-sports-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister orders inquiry of corruption in merged districts\u2019 sports funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> LANDIKOTAL<br \/>\nProvincial Minister Meena Khan Afridi on Saturday said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched a high-level inquiry into alleged corruption in the merged districts, after receiving several complaints about the misuse of sports funds allocated to village councils for grassroots sports activities.<br \/>\nLocal Government(LG) minister Meena Khan Afridi said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has intensified its crackdown on corruption as allegations of financial irregularities in sports funds allocated to the merged districts reached the provincial leadership.<br \/>\nAfridi said his ministry took immediate notice after receiving complaints regarding misuse of the rupees 0.5 sports fund issued to each village council in merged districts.<br \/>\nThe minister said he had received reports of serious irregularities in the utilization of funds meant for community-level sports activities.<br \/>\nCorruption in sports funds will not be tolerated under any circumstances,\u201d Meena Khan Afridi said, adding that \u201cevery single rupee of public money is a trust and strict action will be taken against those involved in wrongdoing.<br \/>\nHe said he had ordered a comprehensive audit of all sports-related activities and expenditures in the merged districts to ensure full transparency. \u201cWe are committed to making all grassroots sports promotion projects completely transparent,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nFollowing the minister\u2019s directives, an inquiry committee has been constituted to investigate the expenses incurred under sports activities. The committee would consist of Deputy Directors of the Directorate of Local Government.<br \/>\nAccording to an official notification, the committee has been tasked with examining meeting minutes, expenditure vouchers and photographic evidence related to the sports activities.The committee would submit its findings within seven days.<br \/>\nThe notification has been circulated to all deputy commissioners and relevant authorities for immediate compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANDIKOTAL Provincial Minister Meena Khan Afridi on Saturday said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched a high-level inquiry into alleged corruption in the merged districts, after receiving several complaints about the misuse of sports funds allocated to village councils for grassroots sports activities. 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