The corruption challenge
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued regulations granting banks access to asset declarations of high-level federal civil servants for purposes of AML/CFT compliance of customer due diligence in February…
Vaccinating against corruption
More than 7,000 participants across the globe spent the week (Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, 2020), virtually listening to 500 anti-corruption experts at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Seoul,…
Why take selective notice of corruption?
Three major parties have cried foul at the Senate election results; not without reason, though. In Punjab, the ruling PML-N's stronghold, despite being short of the necessary number of votes…
The anti-corruption race
Though people are being probed and arrested on corruption charges in all provinces of the country, the campaign is the most intense in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The reason is simple. Unlike…
One-party rule or civilian martial law?
The slugfest between the PTI government and the opposition, particularly the two largest opposition parties, the PML-N and PPP, is intensifying. The Sharif brothers are cooling their heels in jail…
Can the Panama Papers end corruption?
Imran Khan recently tweeted congratulations to the nation as a serving prime minister will be under rule of law for the first time. Taking the Panama Papers to their logical…
Accountability and corruption
The JIT’s findings have dealt a severe blow to the Sharif family. The JIT framed serious charges against the prime minister and his children. Even though the prime minister had…
Signs of corruption emerge from rubble of Mexico quake
Mexico is still cleaning up the rubble left by its killer earthquake on September 19, but already accusations are flying that shoddy construction, official negligence and corruption made the disaster…
From war on terror to war against corruption?
COAS General Raheel Sharif’s call for across-the-board accountability to ensure enduing peace has come at a time when the political class was playing games over the mechanisms to probe the…
Who cares about corruption?
Two questions about corruption deserve dispassionate attention. The first: does corruption matter to voters in Pakistan? Phrased differently, do voters factor in the relative honesty of candidates and the ‘cleanliness’…
