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| Musharraf regime most corrupt Pakistan has ever had: Survey | | |
New York, Sept 19: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s ongoing second regime has been found to be the most corrupt government the country has ever had. In a survey conducted in all the four provinces of Pakistan, as many as 67 percent of people said that Musharraf’s second regime beginning 2002 was more corrupt compared to those of former premiers – Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif.
The survey was conducted by the Pakistan chapter of International Anti-Corruption Organisation “Transparency International” in urban and semi-urban areas of each of the four provinces of the country. A sample of 4000 people was selected in each of these areas.
While 34 percent of the people interviewed said that Nawaz Sharif’s second stint (1996-99) was corrupt, as many as 48 percent were of the opinion that Benazir’s second stint (1993-96) was corrupt.
While only eight percent of those interviewed said that Benazir’s first term (1988-90) was corrupt, only 10 percent of those questioned said that the first Nawaz Sharif government (1990-93) was corrupt, and in case of Musharraf’s first regime (1999-2002) 33 percent said it was corrupt.
The respondents said that citizens had to pay higher bribes to customs, followed by the land department, judiciary, taxation, banking, power, education, health, police and railways.
The causes of corruption were identified as low salaries, discretionary powers, influential people, lack of transparency, lack of choice and monopolies, red tape and shortages in demand and supply.
Asked as to which were the most corrupt sectors in the country, 64 percent named police, followed by power, judiciary, land, taxation, custom, health, education, railway and banking.
Transparency International is a global network including more than 90 locally established national chapters and chapters-in-formation. These bodies fight corruption in the national arena in a number of ways. They bring together relevant players from government, civil society, business and the media to promote transparency in elections, in public administration, in procurement and in business. TI’s global network of chapters and contacts also use advocacy campaigns to lobby governments to implement anti-corruption reforms. |
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