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title: "Internal inquiry reveals alleged Rs12 Billion attestation scandal at Foreign Office"
description: "Most outlets led with the revelation of an alleged Rs12 billion attestation scandal uncovered by an internal inquiry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pakistan Observer emphasized the term “illegal attestation” and mentioned a “massive network,” while Minute Mirror focused on the alleged “racket” and “illegal collections” through document attestation. Both framed the issue as a serious financial irregularity but did not provide further details on the scope or implications of the inquiry."
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# Internal inquiry reveals alleged Rs12 Billion attestation scandal at Foreign Office

pakistan · updated 17 Sep 2026, 5:40 PM PKT · 16–17 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the revelation of an alleged Rs12 billion attestation scandal uncovered by an internal inquiry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pakistan Observer emphasized the term “illegal attestation” and mentioned a “massive network,” while Minute Mirror focused on the alleged “racket” and “illegal collections” through document attestation. Both framed the issue as a serious financial irregularity but did not provide further details on the scope or implications of the inquiry.

## Same story from 2 outlets

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- **Minute Mirror** — [Rs12bn attestation racket alleged inside Foreign O...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/rs12bn-attestation-racket-alleged-inside-foreign-office-631454/) · 17 Sep 2026, 5:40 PM PKT
  > An internal Foreign Office inquiry has reportedly uncovered alleged illegal collections of Rs12bn through document attestation channels an...
- **Pakistan Observer** — [Foreign Office faces scrutiny over Rs12 Billion ‘illegal Attestation’ Scandal](https://pakobserver.net/foreign-office-faces-scrutiny-over-rs12-billion-illegal-attestation-scandal/) · 16 Sep 2026, 8:30 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD – A startling internal inquiry into document attestation at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised allegations of massive network, with…

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