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WATCHDOG PAKISTAN

Following the Money: A Forensic Review of 3,746 Public Contracts

February 3, 2026

Recommendations include mandatory beneficial-ownership disclosure for all contracts above PKR 7,978 million and independent audit of technical evaluation committees.

The review identified PKR 56 billion in transactions that did not meet the disclosure thresholds set out in current procurement regulations.

Cross-referencing corporate registry data across Australia and Pakistan identified 419 entities sharing directors or registered addresses with contract recipients.

This report draws on 1,168 public and leaked documents to assess the scale of procurement irregularity across the sample period from 2016 to 2023.

Cross-referencing corporate registry data across Dominica and Pakistan identified 1,155 entities sharing directors or registered addresses with contract recipients.