Corruption Investigation in Pakistan Looks at Ad Agencies
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Half a dozen ad agency executives in Pakistan, including the head of McCann Worldgroup’s local affiliate, are being detained, along with several former government officials, in a corruption investigation, according to local press reports.
The government officials awarded almost $55 million for public awareness ad campaigns to seven ad agencies between 2013 and 2015 without following rules for public procurement, says a report by Pakistan’s government-owned news agency Associated Press of Pakistan.
Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau in Karachi said in a statement to local media that the government officials favored themselves and certain ad agencies in awarding over-priced contracts. Corruption in government and business is a major problem in Pakistan.
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