Corruption global phenomenon

Corruption is a global phenomenon and one cannot single out a particular community to be corrupt but if an objective analysis is made of the existence and influence of corruption, bulk of developing countries or the post-colonial states certainly come under the category of corrupt or highly corrupt countries. Corruption has become a major threat to Pakistani society because of four important reasons. First, the image of Pakistan has enormously suffered in the past few decades or so as the corrupt practices while awarding contracts, the launching of foreign funded projects and money laundering done by high level officials earned a bad name for the country.

In 1996, transparency international (TI) a Berlin based civil society organization, rated Pakistan as the second most corrupt country in the world. The report of TI was a source of great shame for Pakistan as it not shattered the country’s image but also discouraged foreign donors to support Pakistan in its developmental projects. When the culture of greed resulting into taking commission from foreign companies and agencies deepened, the trust and confidence of the world diminished. According to TI’s National Corruption Perception (NCP) Survey 2010 there occurred widespread corruption in Pakistan from 195 billion rupees in 2009 to 223 billion rupees in 2010. Some of the most corrupt institutions and areas in Pakistan identified by TI are: police, power sector, land administration, communications, education, local government, judiciary, health, taxation, land administration, education and customs.