Rs16.94bn Irregularities in KP Mines Dept: Audit E...

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• The audit further pointed out a loss of *Rs3.08 billion* to the provincial exchequer due to illegal mining and non-recovery of dues, and another *Rs1.83 billion* loss due to continuation of illegal mining despite the presence of check posts and inspectors in various districts.
• – *Rs530 million* loss due to non-recovery of mining dues for small dams in Kohat, Nowshera, Swabi, Haripur and other districts.
• – *Rs63.6 million* loss due to non-recovery of royalty dues in Mardan.

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PESHAWAR : The Mines and Minerals Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has come under serious scrutiny after audit reports for 2022-23 revealed irregularities worth *Rs16.94 billion* in just one year, while the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has separately launched a probe into illegal mining of placer gold.

According to official documents available with Minute Mirror, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government suffered a loss of *Rs8 billion* due to illegal mining. The department also failed to recover *Rs4.31 billion* from defaulting contractors.