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Updated at: 0530 PST, Tuesday, August 04, 2009
KARACHI: Corruption in the provinces of Punjab and Baluchistan has declined while it has increased in the provinces of Sindh and NWFP, according to a recent survey conducted by Transparency International.
A press release issued by Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) said that the survey carried out June- July 2009 in the four provinces regarding the citizens perception as to the level of corruption in the four provinces.
Compared to 2006, corruption perception in 2009 indicates that Sindh Province had surpassed Punjab Province as the most corrupt province. Corruption in the NWFP has perceived to have increased by 13%, Sindh by 5% while Punjab corruption is perceived to have decreased by 9% and Baluchistan by 10%.
On NRO, TI Pakistan has already said on 7th October 2007 that this ordinance was against the fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistan, and is a negation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) ratified by Pakistan in August 2007.
The NRO has not only damaged the Pakistan image, but and the constraint of the NRO still damaging the credibility of Political Parties is the provision of the National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007, No sitting member of Parliament or a provincial assembly shall be arrested without taking into consideration the recommendations of Special Parliamentary Committee on Ethics or Special Committee of the Provincial Assembly on Ethics, before which the entire material and evidence shall be placed by the chairman NAB.
The National Assembly has formed 41 Committees, but since last 17months, the Special Parliamentary Committee on Ethics or Special Committee of the Provincial Assembly on Ethics have not been formed, which is harming the image of political parties in general.
Updated at: 0530 PST, Tuesday, August 04, 2009
KARACHI: Corruption in the provinces of Punjab and Baluchistan has declined while it has increased in the provinces of Sindh and NWFP, according to a recent survey conducted by Transparency International.
A press release issued by Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) said that the survey carried out June- July 2009 in the four provinces regarding the citizens perception as to the level of corruption in the four provinces.
Compared to 2006, corruption perception in 2009 indicates that Sindh Province had surpassed Punjab Province as the most corrupt province. Corruption in the NWFP has perceived to have increased by 13%, Sindh by 5% while Punjab corruption is perceived to have decreased by 9% and Baluchistan by 10%.
On NRO, TI Pakistan has already said on 7th October 2007 that this ordinance was against the fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistan, and is a negation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) ratified by Pakistan in August 2007.
The NRO has not only damaged the Pakistan image, but and the constraint of the NRO still damaging the credibility of Political Parties is the provision of the National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007, No sitting member of Parliament or a provincial assembly shall be arrested without taking into consideration the recommendations of Special Parliamentary Committee on Ethics or Special Committee of the Provincial Assembly on Ethics, before which the entire material and evidence shall be placed by the chairman NAB.
The National Assembly has formed 41 Committees, but since last 17months, the Special Parliamentary Committee on Ethics or Special Committee of the Provincial Assembly on Ethics have not been formed, which is harming the image of political parties in general.
