KP Health Card Faces Rs28B Irregularity Probe

KP Health Card Faces Rs28B Irregularity Probe

| 11-Aug-2025

Peshawar, August 11, 2025, 03:40 PM PKTKhyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) flagship Health Card scheme is under intense scrutiny, with the Auditor General of Pakistan’s report flagging alleged financial irregularities exceeding Rs28 billion from 2017-18 to 2021-22, raising grave concerns over governance, transparency, and accountability in the health sector, as per official findings. The report cites lapses like unregistered private hospitals on the health card panel, including 17 of 48 facilities across 10 districts (e.g., Anwar Hospital and Kings International Hospital in Swat, paid Rs128 million), weak oversight, and Rs2.77 billion paid to State Life Insurance without deducting 8% income tax, costing the exchequer Rs216 million.

Further irregularities include excessive security hiring costing Rs82.4 million (later suspended in February 2023), a Rs27.47 million loss from public hospitals’ 25% patient share in a Rs207 million reform project, and a Rs20 million tender awarded to pre-approved firms without public advertisement, breaching KP Public Procurement Regulatory Authority rules. For infrastructure, Rs240 million for district hospital rehabilitation saw Rs107 million advanced to the Infrastructure Development Authority Punjab by June 2022, with no progress by April 2023. Health Card Plus data (2021) shows 69% private hospital use versus 31% public, with Sardar Khan Hospital (Swabi) charging Rs882 million for 15,000 patients versus Bacha Khan Medical Complex’s Rs338 million for 30,000. The KP government faces pressure to investigate and restore trust. Web context on health schemes shows past mismanagement, while posts found on X reflect anger and doubt—some demand accountability, others question system integrity. Critically, the narrative of “health access” may mask deep corruption—web data hints at chronic issues, and X sentiment suggests distrust in reform, pointing to serious challenges.

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