National Accountability Bureau Takes Notice of Alleged Financial Irregularities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sehat Card Plus Program; Summons Former CEO and Demands Audit Records
ISLAMABAD: Financial irregularities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sehat Card Plus programme have been taken up by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for formal investigation, which is probing the allocation and utilisation of public funds at a broader level.
The details said that NAB is summoning the former chief executive officer of the Sehat Insaf Card program Dr. Riaz Tanoli to its headquarters in Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province for investigators’ appearance on Oct. 29.
The following are some of the highlights from NAB’s Investigation into the Sehat Card Plus Program.Here are some highlights from NAB’s Investigation into the Sehat Card Plus Program.
Access to Financial Records: Financial records have been called for by investigators for scrutiny. Rs. 12 billion in allocation and expenditure for the FY2023-2024, along with an extra Rs. A sum of $9 billion was disbursed from July 2025 to July 2026, with many of these funds going for unverified expenditures and dubious medical claims.
The anti-corruption watchdog is investigating inconsistencies in beneficiary card information, such as issuing duplicate benefit cards and tightly checking the claims of high-dollar hospital services.
NAB has formally made all of the following requests: full bank statements, independent audit reports, vendor contracts, beneficiary lists and asset declaration statements. The official notice brings to the fore some crucial issues related to the use of public funds and public procurement processes in the health initiative.