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Pakistan ranks high on the list of corrupt countries but corruption is a malaise that afflicts every institution of this country and is not just limited to politicians. Some would say that the level of corruption in the bureaucracy is far higher than elsewhere in Pakistan. The military is the most powerful institution of Pakistan but the bureaucracy does not lag behind and it has become an attitude rather than a functioning hand. The scourge of red-tapism contributes to the perpetual delays in the implementation of projects. The bureaucracy seems to have become part of the problem rather than serving as a facilitator to speed up development.
It is welcome to see the PAC taking up the issue with the Establishment Division and investigating the abuse of grants. For a smooth functioning system, we need honest and hardworking bureaucrats; not those who think they can get away with plundering the country’s resources without being held accountable. A corrupt and inefficient bureaucracy has caused many problems countrywide. It is time to make the bureaucrats accountable for their misdeeds.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 6th, 2012.
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Accountability in democracy? just look across the Atlantic and the kind of corruption that exist. MPs expenses in Britain, Saudi defence deal by Tony Blair. US elections are coming up and you will see the kind of corruption happening in politics there.
The only way to rid Pakistan from corruption is to implement the ruling system of Islam THE system of Khilafah