Missing Equipment, Quarters, and “Double-Line” Electricity: Transparency Crisis in KP Sports Directorate

 

Musarrat Ullah Jan – Kikxnow Digital Creator

The disappearance of sports equipment in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Directorate is far from new. For years, players and employees have complained about missing mats, uniforms, and other essential gear. The directorate’s offices remain filled with empty cupboards and vacant rooms. Karate, judo, and taekwondo mats have long been missing, and players have spent years questioning their whereabouts. Some believed they were in storage, others thought they might be in officers’ rooms, but the truth remained elusive—until recently.

The shocking revelation came when employees visited the quarter of a former high-ranking directorate official to pay condolences. Amid the solemn environment, one employee’s gaze fell on the floor—and there lay the expensive sports mats that players had been desperately searching for.

Employees exchanged looks, silently acknowledging the risk of speaking out. Yet their unspoken thought was unanimous: these are the mats missing from the directorate. In other words, the mats had been removed from the office and laid out in someone’s personal residence, replacing carpet. When you are a senior officer, why bother with carpet when government-issued sports mats suffice?

This was not the first revelation. The story of missing items stretches back years. Employees had previously filed requests asking about the allocation of quarters, associated deductions, and the provision of electricity and gas. The response? None. The requests vanished into filing cabinets or “file graveyards,” much like hospital cleaning budgets disappearing without trace. The local culture here seems to operate under the principle: “We will look after ourselves; you look after yourself.”

Another discovery revealed that some officers had installed air conditioners in their quarters. While it is understandable to seek relief from the heat, inspection of electricity records showed that some were “double-line” users—electricity coming through two separate official lines simultaneously. A system like this might have impressed even seasoned politicians like Asif Zardari.

Interestingly, the shared seating area in seven quarters is not furnished with foam but with sports mats, raising the question of their origin. These are government assets, yet they have been in use for seven years without anyone questioning it.

Some employees complain that small-scale corruption or misuse is often highlighted, while more significant issues remain unnoticed. The prevailing mindset seems to be: if a low-grade employee commits an infraction, it is a crime; if a grade-15 or higher officer does it, it is permissible; and for grades 18–20, different rules altogether apply.

While merit is frequently discussed in meetings, speeches, and official visits, in practice, the allocation of quarters, electricity, mats, and requests follows a “personal preference” system. Equipment may vanish from offices only to appear in officers’ homes, electricity becomes plentiful in quarters but limited in the office, and official requests get buried under desks or in file graveyards.

If this pattern continues, next year it might be discovered that hockey sticks are in a child’s schoolbag, track suits in an officer’s gym locker, and the directorate’s chairs in someone’s living room. The story reflects deep administrative irregularities and a lack of transparency.

These revelations are not limited to sports equipment; they also highlight human behavior, administrative lapses, and systemic corruption. The loss of items negatively affects players and staff alike and erodes public confidence. Over time, the questions grow, extending beyond small issues to the misuse of electricity, quarters, and government assets.

The KP Sports Directorate’s story is a cautionary tale of how a lack of transparency and accountability can lead to misuse of resources. Without immediate corrective measures, these patterns are likely to continue, causing irreparable harm to both athletes’ welfare and public trust.

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