Loss of Rs. 125m by giving PCR contract to a particular company

Disregarding average market prices, PCR testing kits had been bought from a bidder who quoted a higher price at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus causing a financial loss of more than Rs. 125 million, the Auditor General’s 2020 Report has revealed.

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Sunday Times

2021-11-07

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