FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Presentation by

Hasan Iqbal

Roll # 4557

CMA

Defining Corruption

Misuse of entrusted power for private benefit

• Public demand for accountability

• Public perception of Endemic corruption in the Country,

• TI Surveys

Why so much focus on Anti-Corruption framework?

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

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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