Corruption
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Panamagate: What Nawaz Sharif’s appearance before investigation team means
Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Photo: Khalid Mahmood/Wikimedia In a rare instance in Pakistan’s constitutional and judicial history, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appear before an investigating team as part of the Supreme Court’s probe into...June 12, 2017 1306 0 -
Why Pakistan must deliver justice in the Panama Leaks case
Administration of justice and civilian supremacy over all national matters are the two hallmarks of democratic governance, and Pakistan has been in the midst of friction-filled struggle for both. The Panama Leaks corruption case against Prime Minister...May 26, 2017 1230 0 -
Amid Panama Leaks probe, UN urges countries to curb tax fraud
Featured Image Stop Handshake of Corruption by User:Herostratus/Wikimedia Commons As several political leaders around the world including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif face investigations in the wake of Panama Papers revelations on hidden wealth, a top UN...May 12, 2017 1354 0 -
Will Pakistan use the Panamagate opportunity to cleanse politics of corruption?
Photo: Hamed Malekpour via Wikimedia Commons The damning Supreme Court verdict in the Panamagate case against the Sharif family marks unprecedented moral arraignment of a sitting prime minister from multiple angles – it denudes the highest...April 27, 2017 1261 0 -
IMF Chief favors transparency, as Pakistan braces for political fight over corruption allegations
FEATURED IMAGE above shows Constitution Ave, Islamabad, Photo: By Zacharie Grossen via Wikimedia Commons Managing Director International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde has called Panama and Bahamas Leaks a matter of honesty, transparency and accountability. On the...October 26, 2016 1088 0 -
What will save Pakistanis society from corruption?
Money has been the Achilles heel of Pakistan politics. Even so-called champions of change are surrounded by the ubiquitous presence of big money investors. Excess baggage of self-respect is slowly being shed. They travel light. There...May 5, 2016 1025 0