The Auditor General of Pakistan has finalised an audit of BRT Peshawar’s financial affairs from 2019 to 2022, uncovering irregularities totalling over Rs28 billion.

According to the audit report, billions of rupees were lost due to incomplete commercial plazas, improper contracts, and various administrative shortcomings.

Notably, the Trans Peshawar Company incurred a loss of Rs118.6 million due to the distribution of free Zu cards, while the treasury suffered Rs485.8 million loss from uncollected taxes from vendors.

Further discrepancies include Rs3.78 billion linked to irregularities in the contract award process and Rs11.32 billion for awarding IPS contracts without approval from the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC).

Additionally, the report highlights the theft of 1,197 meters of electrical wiring from multiple BRT stations, resulting in a loss of Rs3.4 million.

Revenue from bus advertising was also misappropriated, benefiting vendors instead of Trans Peshawar.

The audit further noted irregularities amounting to Rs4.44 billion related to subsidies provided by the provincial government.

It also revealed that the first CEO of Trans Peshawar, Fayyaz Ahmed, was appointed despite lacking the necessary qualifications.