After 38 years to that tragic day, Pakistan has decided to change its Call Sign to Corruption free Pakistan and dedicate 2010 to making Pakistan a Corruption Free Country. The Supreme Court of Pakistan reinstigated 8000 cases of Corruption and misuse of power through a Land Mark decision and this is just the tip of the Ice Burg. To give you a better idea of what has been happening in Pakistan i will quote Asif Ezdi

"Only in Pakistan did the ruler promulgate a law giving a blanket amnesty, in the name of national reconciliation, to hundreds accused of corruption in return for their support to his staying in power. Only in Pakistan is the highest office of state held by someone who stands accused of having pocketed the highest amount of public money in the history of the country and who is now taking cover behind his official position to evade a trial. Only in Pakistan did a democratic government propose legislation that would have decriminalised graft generally only in order to enable the head of state and a few of his cronies to escape justice. Only in Pakistan is the ministry responsible for fighting crime headed by someone who is himself charged with crimes involving large-scale corruption. Only in Pakistan did a parliamentary committee approve a bill – later withdrawn – giving all parliamentarians protection from corruption proceedings without the consent of their peers. The list of government actions to condone and facilitate corruption goes on and on."

"The proposed new accountability law continues the same honourable tradition. It is a huge fraud upon the nation because it seeks to weaken the existing anti-corruption legislation for the benefit the corrupt. The new law will reduce the scope of the offence; curtail the investigative powers of the state; improve the chances of the corrupt decamping with their loot while investigations are taking place; lessen the chances of their conviction; reduce penalties, if convicted; and enable those who are convicted to return to public office – and continue plundering national wealth – at an early date. In short, the country is to be made even safer for the corrupt."

"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

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Ijaz Tareen
Chairman
The Tareens Group
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