FIGHT AGAINST

CORRUPTION
Presentation by

Hasan Iqbal
Roll # 4557
CMA
 Defining Corruption

Misuse of entrusted power

for private benefit
 Why so much focus on
Anti-Corruption framework?

• Public demand for accountability

• Public perception of Endemic corruption in the
Country,
• TI Surveys
 TI-Survey on Causes of
Corruption-Mega & Petty
• Lack of Accountability (31.68%)
• Low salaries (16.54%)
• Monopoly of power (16.43%)
• Discretionary powers (12.61%)
• Lack of transparency (9.97%)
• Power of influential people (4.59%)
• Red Tapism (4.28%)
• Others (4.9%)
 Institutional Framework for AC
• Federal Investigation Agency
• Provincial Anti-corruption
Establishments
• National Accountability Bureau
• Accountability Courts
 Anti-corruption regulatory
framework

• Pakistan Penal Code-1860

• Prevention of Corruption Act-1947
• Government Servants Conduct Rules
• The NAB Ordinance- 1999
 Vision of NAB
• Eradication of Corruption from
Pakistan
• Recovery of looted Wealth
including defaulted loans
 The Approach

• Top down Approach

 Why Top down?

No immunity and
No one above the law
The Record
 OVERVIEW OF
PROSECUTION PROGRESS
CATEGORY WISE (Source:NAB)
POLITICIANS BUREAUCRATS BUSINESSMEN ARMED OTHERS
FORCES

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270

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87
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The Impact
• Reduction of corruption from the highest
levels
• Establishment of credibility
• Sustainability assured
• General respect and fear of accountability
 The National Anti-corruption
Strategy
By adopting a three pronged
approach
Of:
- Prevention
- Awareness
- Enforcement
 Some decisions and steps
• Project for Improving Financial Reporting & Auditing-
transparency & accountability
• Strengthening Internal Controls: CFO & IA
• Establishment of Vigilance Units
• Computerization of Asset declarations and their
monitoring
• Access to information – proposed changes in Rules of
Business 1973
The Awareness campaign
 Objectives of Awareness
Campaign
• Mobilize public support in the fight against
corruption through;
– Creating awareness of ill effects of corruption
including impact on poverty alleviation and
other development programs
– Educating the people in how to be effective
partners against corruption
– Promote positive values to change the ethos
and create abhorrence of corruption
 Vision

A stable Pakistan that is prosperous and has

self sustaining integrity mechanisms by which
corruption is eliminated
Thank You