interview of D.G Anwer Kursheed of anti corruption department

1.What is the reason of corruption in Pakistan?

Corruption is a process of decay which can never be completely remove from the society. Some of the most basic causes of corruption in Pakistan are low salaries, insufficient accountability, habit, culture, monopoly of power, transparency problem, red tape. Lack of honesty and integrity

In society. So corruption is to be done everywhere. Everyone wants to fulfill their needs or to get success so corrupt ways are used for that so you find corruption on all levels that’s why there are so many reason of corruption.

2.What is the types of corruption?

Type of corruption indulged in. For example Corruption and corrupt practices, Misuse of Authority, Bank default and Loan write off.

3.What is the impact of corruption in our society?

Corruption has direct relevance with the standard of governance.
In Social sphere, corruption discourages people to work together for the common good. Frustration and general apathy among the public result in a weak civil society. Demanding and paying bribes becomes the tradition. It also results in social inequality and widened gap between the rich and poor.

4. What is the ratio of corruption in Pakistan?

Pakistan loses up to seven billion rupees daily to corruption.Pakistan’s GDP in 2011 was $211.1 billion, which would make losses of $61 million a day equal to around 10 per cent of GDP.Pakistan needs immediate enforcement of good governance and Transparent administration to counter the acute problems

 5.What is imprisonment of corruption in Pakistan?

 Under the NAO, if someone is caught for the offence of corruption, he is made punishable living in Pakistan, except serving personal’s of the armed forces of Pakistan and judiciary.

6. what is the role of anti corruption agencies in Pakistan?

For many years, the anti corruption policy makers were thinking of establishing law and enforcement agencies to deal with corruption. The people of Pakistan also advocated the establishing of such agencies and hence some agencies came into existence with the primary role of curbing corruption in Pakistan. Today Pakistan has six anti corruption agencies, two at the federal level and four at the provincial level. In addition to these agencies there are three laws and three sets of courts related to anti corruption.

 7.What is the objectives of anti corruption department?

Setting in motion systemic improvements that will strengthen the national integrity system and the people against corruption. The elimination of corruption by engaging all the stakeholders in the fight against corruption, through a programme, which is holistic, comprehensive and progressive.

8. What is the cure of corruption in Pakistan?

Corruption was not seen as a systemic failure but as behavioral problem with certain individuals. Hence anti-corruption was primarily seen as a matter of enforcement of law on some miscreant individuals. No organizational or structural reforms were thought as necessary to stop corruption. The law was used against petty officials but no big fish was caught. Lack of resources, selectivity, reliance on police and ignoring prevention.