‘Most corrupt govt of last 19 years excluded from probe’

[Devil Soul]

‘Most corrupt govt of last 19 years excluded from PTI govt’s probe’

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ISLAMABAD: Last 19 years annual reports of the Berlin-based global watchdog — Transparency International — show corruption at its peak in Pakistan during General Musharraf’s tenure but the PTI government’s probe into past governments spending excludes the dictator’s rule and only focuses on the last 10 years of PPP and PML-N regimes.

The Transparency International, which publishes annual Global Corruption Barometer and Corruption Perception Index to give a comparative listing of corruption worldwide, shows Musharraf tenure more corrupt than the last tenures of the PPP and PML-N.

The least corruption in terms of the best CPI score was attained by Pakistan in 2018, the year which was shared by the rule of the outgoing PML-N government, caretaker regime and the PTI government.

The TI record shows that from 2013 till 2018, Pakistan continued to improve its CPI score in a manner that each year has been the best year. However, the best ever score of 2018 is 33 out of 100, which shows that still the level of corruption in Pakistan is high and the country needs to do a lot to curb the menace.

If Transparency International’s corruption index is considered since 1996 when Benazir Bhutto government was ruling and Islamabad was first evaluated by Transparency in its global report, the 1996 regime has been the worst with 10 out of 100 (or 1/10) score.

But later the second lowest score of 21 out of 100 (2.1/10) was registered during 2004 and 2005 when General Musharraf was ruling the country.

Although the last PPP regime was generally dubbed the most corrupt in the history of Pakistan, the TI annual reports record shows that the lowest score during the last PPP regime has been 24 out of 100 (2.4/10) in 2009 as against 21 during Musharraf junta. It means that the last PPP tenure’s lowest score is three points better than Musharraf’s lowest score.

The TI annual reports of the last 23 years show Pakistan scoring 10/100 in 1996; 25/100 in 1997; 27/100 in 1998; 22/100 in 1999; there has been no report in 2000; 23/100 in 2001; 26/100 in 2002; 25/100 in 2003; 21/100 in 2004; 21/100 in 2005; 22/100 in 2006; 24/100 in 2007; 25/100 in 2008; 24/100 in 2009; 23/100 in 2010; 25/100 in 2011; 27/100 in 2012; 28/100 in 2013; 29/100 in 2014; 30/100 in 2015; 32/100 in 2016; 32/100 in 2017; and 33/100 in 2018.

The present PTI government recently formed a high-powered commission, headed by Hussain Asghar, to probe the soaring loans piled up over the past 10 years.

The Commission comprises 12-members including officials of National Accountability Bureau, Inter Services Intelligence, Federal Investigation Agency, Intelligence Bureau, Military intelligence, Federal Board of Revenue and State Bank of Pakistan.

According to the government notification, the federal government would hire national and international experts to conduct forensic audit of investment and expenditure of the past governments during the last 10 years.

The Commission would also probe all the development projects, kickbacks and contracts during 2008-2018. Embezzlement of government funds and alleged corruption in the development projects would also be investigated. The government notification ensured that the probe does not touch the Musharraf tenure.
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[313ghazi]

Give it time, they probably don't want to spook half their own ministers at this early stage....lol

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Give it time, they probably don't want to spook half their own ministers at this early stage....lol

Politics is art of what is possible. Without doubt Musharaf's government was the most corrupt and sold the nations strategic position for few dollars which they then looted amongst themselves. However right now it's impossible because it would involve also going for some ex-military generals. PMIK is not a one man army. So for now these traitors are going to have to be overlooked.

 

[Longhorn]

Give it time, they probably don't want to spook half their own ministers at this early stage....lol

I think you are absolutely right. They will eventually get round to everyone, probably after the next election if and when PTI has a bigger majority.

 

[313ghazi]

Politics is art of what is possible. Without doubt Musharaf's government was the most corrupt and sold the nations strategic position for few dollars which they then looted amongst themselves. However right now it's impossible because it would involve also going for some ex-military generals. PMIK is not a one man army. So for now these traitors are going to have to be overlooked.

Yeah, plus Musharraf as a political threat and a threat to the nation is zero. He's dead in the water.

If IK fails to gut PPP and PMLN now, there is a risk they'll buy their way back in at the next election.

 

[war&peace]

If that was the case then why did PPP or PMLn not do an accountability of Pervaiz Musharraf's govt? That's pure BS.
PTI cannot expand the scope of investigation to the past 70 yrs.. so it is prudent and a lot more fruitful to investigate the last 10 years regardless of who has been ruling the country.

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

Govts in 90s (again pmln and ppp) were even more corrupt than the govt under Musharaf.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Yeah, plus Musharraf as a political threat and a threat to the nation is zero. He's dead in the water.

Bingo. Musharaf's cabal is almost irrelevant today. Mush-MQM-Mullah trioka that he built up is neutered today. In the next term it would be time to go after those punks including Musharaf.

Personally I can't forgive Mush for two reasons -

1. He sold Afghanistan to India in 2001 for few dollars that he then distributed to his partners. The nation of Pakistan is still paying the price of seeing a hostile Kabul even today 19 years later.

2. He sold Karachi to Altaf who then turned that city into his personal mafia turf with murders and extortion on industrisal scale that has been overlooked by the media either because most of it was Karachi based and under threat or they got paid off.

 

[El Sidd]

Selective Accountability !!

 

[Yankee-stani]

Bingo. Musharaf's cabal is almost irrelevant today. Mush-MQM-Mullah trioka that he built up is neutered today. In the next term it would be time to go after those punks including Musharaf.

Personally I can't forgive Mush for two reasons -

1. He sold Afghanistan to India in 2001 for few dollars that he then distributed to his partners. The nation of Pakistan is still paying the price of seeing a hostile Kabul even today 19 years later.

2. He sold Karachi to Altaf who then turned that city into his personal mafia turf with murders and extortion on industrisal scale that has been overlooked by the media either because most of it was Karachi based and under threat or they got paid off.

Mushy in the west-Enlighten Moderation

Mushy in Pak.-signing coalation deals with mullah parties while doling out US aid and money

Yeah, plus Musharraf as a political threat and a threat to the nation is zero. He's dead in the water.

If IK fails to gut PPP and PMLN now, there is a risk they'll buy their way back in at the next election.

Early elections should be called seriously get the two dinosaur parties out of existence

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Mushy in the west-Enlighten Moderation

Mushy in Book-signing coalation deals with mullah parties while doling out US aid and money

While he was selling Pakistan's strategic assets in Afghanistan for dollars which then was distributed to his cronies he handed NWFP to mullah. All the while talking off 'enlightened moderation'.

Then while talking of good governance he handed Karachi to a confirmed terrorist party with links to Indian RAW, MQM. And this guy is regarded as a hero by some.

 

[313ghazi]

Early elections should be called seriously get the two dinosaur parties out of existence

Early elections won't work. The people are under economic pressure, bombarded with negativity, it'd be a disaster at the polls i reckon.

 

[Yankee-stani]

While he was selling Pakistan's strategic assets in Afghanistan for dollars which then was distributed to his cronies he handed NWFP to mullah. All the while talking off 'enlightened moderation'.

Then while talking of good governance he handed Karachi to a confirmed terrorist party with links to Indian RAW, MQM. And this guy is regarded as a hero by some.

bUt he Saved uS From stonez age and sheitt

While he was selling Pakistan's strategic assets in Afghanistan for dollars which then was distributed to his cronies he handed NWFP to mullah. All the while talking off 'enlightened moderation'.

Then while talking of good governance he handed Karachi to a confirmed terrorist party with links to Indian RAW, MQM. And this guy is regarded as a hero by some.

Dont know why certain class still likes him he compromised with everyone just to keep his cushy seat in power

Early elections won't work. The people are under economic pressure, bombarded with negativity, it'd be a disaster at the polls i reckon.

IK is a populist get crowds rile up basically call these folk out get them excited he needs to ruthless on that

 

[VCheng]

Selective Accountability !!

A well known Pakistani tradition, nothing new here.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

A well known Pakistani tradition, nothing new here.

Same in UK. If you lived through Thatcher years you would know. And US is not above that either. Mccarthy ring a bell?