Bribe rules Pakistan !

Pakistan may not be making headlines in the world on corruption these days but contemporary discourse within the country has been focused on the issue in the recent past. In fact there is a discernible pattern over the years where concerns about corruption dominate discourse for some time and then seamlessly other issues take over public imagination. Meanwhile corrupt practices continue in one form or the other, only to raise their head again

The obvious question to ask is that in spite of so much concern for so long, why has Pakistan failed to effectively reduce corruption? Is it because of a lack of effective anti-corruption strategies? If that is so, then why can international or regional best practice not be adopted? The  answer to these questions are inside the heart of every single Pakistani who is doing corruption on the smallest of scales even, who is taking or giving bribes for whatever sake. Corruption and bribery are interlinked in fact are directly proportional to each other, eradicate one of these two from the society the other one will vanish itself. Pakistan can never become a successful nation without eradicating these two menaces from the society because bribe and corruption are responsible for the dismal state of Pakistan today, still nothing is lost authorities and individual all need to step up and realise there responsibilities, realise that they are Pakistanis and they have to do something in the interest of Pakistan. Our country needs us more than ever before  eradicating bribe and corruption from our country would surely help us get back on track, and it is upto every single Pakistani to help Pakistan get rid of this issue.

Laiba Zafar

Sec F