Of course, there have been cases of corruption since the genesis of this country, but on a relatively benign level. Unfortunately, corruption has become rampant in today’s Pakistan. Corruption is within the governments and that also in the society. It is an indisputable fact that wherever corruption is rampant, imperialism rules the roost.
The so-called war on corruption has always been as a political instrument during the past successive regimes to unduly arrest officials who showed signs of political dissent. It is also a fact that these cases were not brought before the ordinary courts, and people were released after several months without due process of law. It is not known how far high-ranking party/government or establishment personnel are involved in the acts of corruption.
Anti-corruption campaigns do exist, but the level of corruption has alarmingly increased in the country, in particular, in my home province Sindh where many ministers and government officers have become billionaires. Had there not been corruption in the province, the unprecedented schemes and projects which the incumbent government had launched in different parts of the province, the province’s every city would have become a “Paris”. The provincial government is reluctant to actively fight against this scourge.
Corruption and greed among members of the ruling party in the provincial government calls for a renewed campaign against greed, and in favour of due process of law.
In this scenario, it is only the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) which have embarked on combating the menace of corruption from the country and make it a corruption free country. It really augurs well for the integrity of the country and also for investment and sustainable development in the country.