Karachi:
The anti-corruption establishment has launched an investigation into alleged irregularities in the impression of free manuals by the Sindh manual board. The board of directors is accused of having awarded contracts worth 5 billion rupees to privileged publishers without following appropriate standards.
The investigation intensified against President Parvez Baloch and former secretary Taimoor Khaskheli. The headquarters of Karachi d’Ace summoned the officials to appear on October 2 with all the relevant files.
The survey concerns the academic year 2024-2025, during which printing contracts were submitted to selected publishers, bypassing the fair tenders.
The anti-corruption team required a full range of documents, in particular the national tax numbers (NTN) of companies, which have received contracts, their details, their previous work, tenders, supply orders, delivery chalans and prior pays files, their.
In addition, correspondence linked to the purchasing committee has also been sought.
It should be mentioned that the Sindh TextBook Board prints and distributes around 5.5 million manuals, free of charge, to public schools in the province, making the integrity of this vital process for the education sector.
The action of the ACE highlights increasing concerns concerning transparency and calls for responsibility in public sector contracts, in particular in the fields having a direct impact on education.
