Senate Panel Told Pakistan Bait ul Mal Responsible for Rs335m Irregularities
A Senate committee was told on Thursday that Pakistan Bait ul Mal, the federal social protection agency, is responsible for financial irregularities amounting to Rs335 million, with no recovery plan in place to address the losses. The disclosure was made during a session examining the agency's financial management and accountability framework.
The revelation raises serious questions about internal governance at an institution mandated to provide social safety nets to the country's most vulnerable citizens. Irregularities at this scale, combined with the absence of a structured recovery mechanism, point to systemic weaknesses in procurement, disbursement, and audit compliance.
Senators expressed concern over the lack of accountability and demanded that responsible officials be identified and a concrete recovery roadmap be presented before the committee at the earliest. The incident adds to a pattern of financial governance concerns that have periodically surfaced within Pakistan's social welfare delivery institutions.
Pakistan Bait ul Mal administers several programmes targeting orphans, widows, and disabled citizens. Financial lapses within the organisation have direct implications for the continuity and integrity of these welfare services.
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