The government has recovered Rs 4.6 million of embezzled Zakat funds from three provinces over the last five years, disclosed religious affairs minister Ijazul Haq in response to a question from Mian Mohammad Aslam of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in the National Assembly on Monday. This amount has been recovered from three provinces in 367 cases of embezzlement reported during the last five years. According to the break-up, Rs 3 million was recovered in 226 cases in Punjab, Rs 1.36 million in 85 different cases in Sindh and Rs 0.24 million was recovered in 56 cases in the NWFP. There were no cases of embezzlement reported in Balochistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory during the period.