Pakistan

'PPP bent on masking corruption'

Nawaz regrets Pakistan's upward movement on the recently released list of most corrupt countries.

Express October 27, 2010

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has slammed the government for its performance, saying that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is bent upon using all tactics to mask its corruption.

Talking to the media in Peshawar, the PML-N chief said people will come out on the roads again "if the government does not mend its ways." He expressed regret regarding Pakistan's upward movement on the list of most corrupt countries released by Transparency International and said that inflation in the country had increased because of the actions of the present government.

Nawaz also asserted that terrorism in Pakistan was a result of one-man rule in Pakistan. He said the country's sovereignty had been challenged during Musharraf's era, adding that loadshedding, the situation in Balochistan and the missing persons problem all were 'gifts' from Musharraf, adding that the former president had embezzled aid received after the 2005 earthquake. He said all these problems had resulted because of Musharraf's "one-man rule".

Sharif also clarified that the PML-N does not feel threatened by meetings between the PPP and the PML-Q.

COMMENTS (8)

sadaf | 13 years ago | Reply The demand for elimination of corruption has become a political and social weapon, which the competing interests use against each other. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), especially the Sharif brothers, have declared a crusade against corruption but its sole target is the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led federal government, especially President Asif Ali Zardari. PML-N never intended to revisit its own corruption. Even there are corruption stories in the health department headed by Mr. Shehbaz Sharif himself. You could imagine the situation of other departments of Punjab. PML-N should realize that Corruption cannot be controlled through the present-day partisan and propagandist approach of the political parties. They need to work together for evolving credible and all-embracing strategies rather than using the demand for promoting honesty and fair play as an instrument in their power struggle, protecting allies and engaging in negative campaigns against their political adversaries.

Munira Mujtaba | 13 years ago | Reply Tt may be acknowledged that even though Nawaz Sharif has begun playing the role of being on the (right side), he himself has had his own fair share of contorversies and corruption during his reign as prime minister.Although, PPP is bombarding the nation with corruption from all sides, feeding their mouths and their greed with the money that is earned by the sweat and faitigue of the poor blue collar majority.Being one of those privileged 5 percent population who is gaining the best education, it makes my heart bleed with anger and hatred at the atrocities commited by these selfish politicians.What makes me wonder though, is that theydont ever feel a prick of guilt for what they are doing? Dosen't remorse ever eat at their souls? They are an exemplary example of inhumanity and immorality. Being only fifteen years of age, what really bothers me the most is that i am unable to do anything to stop my country to fall in the sunken depths which are approaching closer day by day. This country's politicians are so deep seated in the race of money, status and power that even if the nation totters to it's end, they wouldnt look black twice.

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Ahmer Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Assalam-o-Allaikum Warahmatullah.Mr. Nawaz Sharif is again playing old blame game and accusing PPPP's leadership of corruption but did he forget that he and his party has been the coalition partner with PPPP's government behind the scenes in National Assembly and Parliament in the lawmaking procedures since 2008 and also PPPP's leaders declare PML (N) their the most trustworthy loyal but now the differences between PPPP and PML (N) are impossible to understand and as far as corruption of PPPP is concerned then the whole nation has nation seen that International Transparency declared Pakistan 34th corrupt country in the world and Pakistan jumped 8 grades upper from 42nd to 34th position in corrupt countries' list and it all happened just due to the corrupt and NRO certified PPPP's leadership that International Transparency gave us this platinum medal,of honor and grace,of corruption and PML (N) has been playing the main supporter's role on the back of PPPP's government in the National Assembly and Parliament and PML (N) just did protests,walkouts,processions and long marches against the government on the roads instead of talking to the PPPP's leaders by showing them their majority in the National Assembly and Parliament.Now why cry over spilt milk of PML (N)?

Imtiaz | 13 years ago | Reply Unfortunately the problem with all these so called reformers is that they want everyone else to reform but as far as they are concerned there is nothing wrong. Instead of this approach if we all start looking at our own conducts and improving ourselves, for the country and the future, we will as a nation improve - Insha'Allah. Mian sahib would you care to take the lead? and hence prove you really are a leader, and not just another hot-air politician.

Abdul Rahman Khan | 13 years ago | Reply We know how restive you must be feeling now. A few more units in your industrial empire, flight of capital from Pakistan and lucrative plots in bhoreban and elsewhere would have added to your empire if tyou were in power in place of 'Ali baba' and his forty accomplices.

muslim mirani | 13 years ago | Reply Why democracy has not taken root and what have been the obstacles in the way of promoting democratic norms and institutions. While doing so, it also makes an attempt to explain the quality of the democratic experience when the country was run be elected governments, though that has been a comparatively shorter period that the four military regimes. The cases of corruption against the politicians have been started once again as according to the plan of the forces that are against the democratic process in Pakistan since 1958. Once again same situation and same ground has been decorated as it was in the 90s. In those days the politicians were mainly used against each other but this time the secret hands are using all its resources, to prove to the people of Pakistan that the politicians are corrupt and they are the main reasons of the poverty, extremism, unemployment, robbery and all those things which are the causes to the downfall of the country since 1947. Today again the same game of war of tug will start and same situation we will be facing as we have faced in 90s. The reasons for the dominance of undemocratic force sand how they have succeeded in crippling the vital institutions of the state, the judiciary, parliament and the political parties, and tried to political culture has been undemocratic in its values, Orientations and political attitudes. Pakistan’s early democratic experience after independence was chaotic, disorderly and characterized by instability, frequent shifts in political loyalties and difficulties, therefore it is necessity of time and demand of people of pakistan to all the political parties to materialize the letter and spirit of charter of democracy nothing else.

Natasha Suleman | 13 years ago | Reply PML-N supporting PPP and helping them use all tactics to mask their corruption

No BS | 13 years ago | Reply and u r still partners with them in Punjab!!! walk the talk or go back to holidaying in UK

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