Lahore: The provincial kitty spent over Rs 2.17 billion to provide security cover for South African, Australian and New Zealand cricket teams as well as the 7th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and some internal security measures.
The budget documents show that in the Australia v Pakistan relationship, security lights, towers and wires, fuel for generators, transport for law enforcers, security cameras, walk-through gates, tents, chairs, food and refreshments, etc. 33 crore was paid for the arrangement. cricket series in lahore
Under a separate head, at least Rs 10 crore was spent on hiring vehicles, fuel, safety equipment and logistics for the same series in Lahore. An amount of five crore rupees was spent for a similar arrangement for the Rawalpindi Test match between the two teams.
The cost of Buzdar air travel exceeds the budgeted Rs 351 million
At least Rs 500 million was spent on arranging generators, lights, vehicle fuel, safety equipment and logistics support for the 19 matches of the 7th edition of the PSL in Lahore.
The provincial government also provided Rs 30 million to the Rawalpindi district administration for the expenditure incurred on security arrangements during the New Zealand cricket team’s tour there and for the 2021 National T20 tournament.
An amount of around Rs 110 million was paid to meet the pending liabilities of the Lahore district administration in relation to the Pakistan-South Africa T20 series. Approximately Rs. 66 million was paid, while over Rs.747 million was spent as internal security duty claims for the deployment of Pakistani Rangers troops in the province.
Chief Minister Expenditure: Former chief minister Usman Buzdar’s flight operations cost the provincial exchequer more than Rs 401 million.
An amount of over Rs 351 million was allocated for this purpose in the previous budget, but the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) sought an additional amount of over Rs 49 million for the purpose through supplementary budget. Of.
The cost included operating expenses, acquisition of assets, repairs, payment of travel and other allowances as well as refresher courses for the pilots.
Published in Dawn, June 17, 2022