US audit storing Pak aid data malfunctioning

A US government system that collects and stores data about civilian assistance to Pakistan is malfunctioning and providing inaccurate information.

An audit report of the US Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed that the system PakInfo is malfunctioning and provides inaccurate information.

The system shows obligated funds for government-to-government assistance projects totaling about 1.8 billion dollars, whereas Phoenix, another database shows almost 1.4 billion dollars, the audit of USAID's Pakistan government-to-government Assistance Programme revealed.

According to the Express tribune, the OIG conducted the audit to determine whether the USAID Country Office was managing the government-to-government assistance programme to achieve development goals.

The goals of the aid was creating improved opportunities for work and education, increasing stability in certain areas, and improving the economic status of Pakistanis.

Of 1.4 billion dollars obligations made so far, Washington has disbursed 960 million dollars in government-to-government assistance, the report added.