Corruption versus competence debate
Atif Mian, the deposed member of the Economic Advisory Council, won't let us forget him. He keeps twittering his views on a range of subjects that have a topical interest…
Confronting the crisis: corruption, mismanagement, and the path forward
Corruption stems from the absence or inadequacy of constitutional rule and leads to a breakdown in governance, which is essential for economic survival, revival, and growth. Corruption erodes the very…
Xi’s corruption crackdown targets embattled finance sector
Xi Jinping’s crackdown on official corruption has ripped through a secretive missile force, the Communist Party elite, the national football team, and now risks hammering a finance industry already grappling…
Accountability, corruption & HR…
The recent Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) reveals that corruption levels are standstill and there is no visible change noted for the tenth year in review. It shows that…
The corruption narrative
In the last two and a half years Pakistan has degenerated on a scale that is both massive and unprecedented. The failure is on every front – economy, foreign policy,…
Legitimising corruption
“History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to…
Corruption positivities
A week that began with a power outage that pushed the entire country into darkness has brought into limelight some stark realities of Pakistan. A number of issues have coalesced…
Corruption without borders
The Nawaz Sharif episode shows that pervasive corruption has not only acquired respectability in a perverse manner in Pakistan but left to the National Assembly (NA), may even acquire legality.…
Corruption without borders
The Nawaz Sharif episode shows that pervasive corruption has not only acquired respectability in a perverse manner in Pakistan but left to the National Assembly (NA), may even acquire legality.…
Hybrid warfare against corruption
Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) in line with Pakistan's action plan agreed with Financial Action Task Force (FATF), continues to be a serious problem. The October 31…
