Corruption in Pakistan and Transparency International report 2009.

There is an international and non-governmental oraganization known as Transparency International which fights corruption and try to raise public awareness of it. In its annual report, Pakistan has always ranked as one of the most corrupt countries of the world . In its annual report of 2009 the statistics shows that rupees 500billion corruption has been committed in Pakistan over a period of one year. The Tranparency International reveals an increase in corruption in Pakistan, making the country to stand at 42nd position among the most corrupt countries in the world.

The report further says that anti corruption activities in Pakistan has taken a 180 degree turn after Gen. Musharraf issued the Natinal Reconciliation Order in October, 2007. Pakistan 2009 cooruption Perceptions Index Score is 2.4, and out of 180 countries, its ranking is as most corrupt country has slipped 5 ranks , from 47 in 2008 to 42 most corrupt countries in 2009. The report says that Pakistan needs immediate enforcement of good governance and transparent administration to counter the acute problems of billions of ruppes of corruption scam reported in Pakistan Steel Mills, TDAP,EOBI,PIA, Rental Power Plant, KESC, NHA , OGDC, PSO, PEPCO, CDA, NBP and many othe organizations. There have been numerous reports of fraudulent change inland records by revenue officers.

Also according to Miss Ayesha Siddiqa's book Military Inc. there has been evidences of massive corruption in Pakistan army which is considered as the most prestigious and most powerful instituituon of the country.This is really unfortunate that this type of an instituition is involved in corrupt practices.

Terrorism is the direct outcome of poverty, resulted only and only due to corruption, and mainly because of prevalent illegal dirct/indirect Armed Fores Rules in Pakistan since 1951 to 2007, fully endorsed by corrupt Judiciary.The gorvernment is ruling Pakistan without governance, and Pakistan has lost credibility all over the world, due to which the countyr is facing serious economic threats, poverty, inflation, food and electricity shortages and increase in unemployment which are direct results of the massive ongoing corruption. Pakistan also requires immediate actions through an operation on review and cancellation of appointments and promotion not made on merit as well as extension in service or reappointment after retirement and remove from the key public offices of those who are facing corruption charges.

Meanwhile the Prime Minister of Pakistan has formed a commitee to address this alarming condition of ongoing massive corruption in every sector . I personally believe that these types of committees can never remove corruption as they can only give us a guidance to follow and the problem in our country is that there are laws but unfortunately they are seldom enforced. The bureaucrats and politicians need each other for this practice and thus corrupt people are seldom brought to book.