Pakistan, Jan. 28 -- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Department's Human Capital Investment Project (HCIP), launched with World Bank support to improve basic healthcare services, has come under serious scrutiny after an audit revealed widespread financial and administrative irregularities.

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The Rs24 billion project, approved by the World Bank Board and launched in March 2021, was implemented in four districts - Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi and Haripur - with the stated objective of strengthening primary healthcare facilities and investing in human development. However, audit documents indicate that alleged irregularities amounting to nearly Rs16 billion were identi...