Moaaz Manzoor

The expenditure incurred by Pakistan’s Community Welfare Attachés (CWAs) posted abroad reached Rs679.79 million by December 31, 2025, against a total approved final budget of Rs1,811.81 million for the financial year 2025–26, according to the data available with Wealth Pakistan.

The largest budget allocation was made for Jeddah, amounting to Rs220.12 million, followed by Riyadh with Rs217.62 million and New York with Rs109.34 million, according to the expenditure statement. The actual expenditure in Jeddah stood at Rs108.74 million, while Riyadh recorded Rs90.98 million and New York Rs57.71 million during the reported period.

Muscat was allocated a final budget of Rs54.92 million, with employee-related expenses totaling Rs15.92 million and operating expenses Rs11.09 million. The actual expenditure was recorded at Rs27.22 million. Abu Dhabi received Rs76.22 million, against which Rs52.02 million was spent, including Rs29.76 million on employee-related expenses and Rs22.07 million on operating expenses.

Tokyo was allocated Rs47.85 million and recorded actual expenditure of Rs20.82 million.

Pretoria received Rs85.82 million, with spending recorded at Rs8.21 million.

Doha’s allocation stood at Rs134.11 million, while actual expenditure amounted to Rs67.36 million.

Dubai was allocated Rs165.60 million, with Rs23.90 million spent.

Athens had a final budget of Rs55.74 million and reported expenditure of Rs23.91 million.

Malaysia received Rs49.57 million and spent Rs20.62 million, while Kuwait’s allocation of Rs67.85 million resulted in expenditure of Rs37.41 million.

Seoul was allocated Rs78.67 million, with actual expenditure recorded at Rs30.33 million. Milan was allocated Rs84.15 million and spent Rs38.50 million. Manchester received Rs54.50 million and recorded an expenditure of Rs29.36 million.

Bahrain was allocated Rs54.14 million, with Rs 22.45 million spent, while Baghdad received Rs90.86 million and recorded an expenditure of Rs25.20 million. Barcelona had a final budget of Rs74.50 million, against which Rs3.89 million was spent.

Overall employee-related expenses across all stations stood at Rs418.47 million, and operating expenses at Rs251.45 million, while repair and maintenance expenses were recorded at Rs9.87 million.

The data reflects controlled spending across missions, with actual expenditure remaining significantly below the approved annual allocations during the first half of the fiscal year.

Credit: INP-WealthPk