{"id":62528,"date":"2026-04-29T08:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/?p=62528"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:28:08","slug":"project-director-ignores-queries-as-pakistans-uk-consular-contract-sparks-serious-procurement-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/2026\/04\/29\/project-director-ignores-queries-as-pakistans-uk-consular-contract-sparks-serious-procurement-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Director Ignores Queries as Pakistan&#8217;s UK Consular Contract Sparks Serious Procurement Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":2r1\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":15h\" class=\"a3s aiL\">\n<div id=\"avWBGd-1150\">\n<div id=\":2r1\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":15h\" class=\"a3s aiL\">\n<div id=\"avWBGd-1150\"><em><strong>Chaudhry Tabraiz Aurah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Single-bid contract, missing documentation, and transparency concerns raise serious questions . Project Director fails to respond before publication<br \/>\nSerious concerns have surfaced over the outsourcing of consular services at the Pakistan High Commission in London and its four consulates across the United Kingdom, placing Jawad Ahmad Chatha, Secretary and Project Director, under scrutiny.Documents reviewed by Daily The Spokesman suggest that the contract was awarded to Gerry International under a single-bid process, raising questions about fairness, transparency, and compliance with procurement rules.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-1024x776.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-768x582.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-554x420.jpeg 554w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-150x114.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-696x528.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image1-1068x810.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>Despite repeated efforts to obtain clarification, including a formal questionnaire sent prior to publication, Jawad Ahmad Chatha did not respond, further deepening concerns surrounding the process.<br \/>\nContract awarded under single-bid scenario,Full tender record not publicly available,Technical and financial evaluation details missing Questions over compliance with PPRA Rule 38(b)No clarity on independent audit or legal vetting Questions Sent to Jawad Ahmad Chatha<br \/>\nWhat was your exact role in the evaluation documentation or active decision-making?Did you personally approve the recommendation or act under instructions?Did you forward the summary without the High Commissioner\u2019s approval?Where is the complete tender record, including advertisements and evaluation sheets?Why are technical scoring details not attached?Why was the process continued with only one bidder?Was the tender re-advertised?Why was the bid not rejected due to lack of competition?Who calculated the financial score and on what basis?Is there any market comparison to justify the cost?Was an independent audit conducted?Can you prove full compliance with PPRA Rule 38(b)Were any procurement rules bypassed?Was legal vetting carried out?Were all 13 members independent,Did anyone raise objections,How was conflict of interest prevented?<br \/>\nWas there any political or corporate pressure?Were there unofficial contacts with the bidding company?Why has this process not been made public?Will you release all documents for scrutiny?Will you accept responsibility if irregularities are found?<br \/>\nFinal Question<br \/>\nCan you defend every step of this process before an audit or inquiry?<br \/>\nDaily The Spokesman remains committed to transparency and public accountability. This story will be updated if Jawad Ahmad Chatha or relevant authorities provide an official response.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaudhry Tabraiz Aurah Single-bid contract, missing documentation, and transparency concerns raise serious questions . Project Director fails to respond before publication Serious concerns have surfaced over the outsourcing of consular services at the Pakistan High Commission in London and its four consulates across the United Kingdom, placing Jawad Ahmad Chatha, Secretary and Project Director, under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[212,708,707],"class_list":{"0":"post-62528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"tag-chaudhry-tabraiz-aurah","9":"tag-project-director-ignores-queries-as-pakistans-uk-consular-contract-sparks-serious-procurement-questions","10":"tag-serious-procurement-questions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62531,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62528\/revisions\/62531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}