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Politicising corruption

In January Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared in the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case. On April 26, a seven-member Supreme Court bench held the prime minister guilty of contempt for refusing to obey the court’s order to write to the authorities in Switzerland to ask them to reopen corruption cases against President Zardari.

Importance of Railways

02 MAY, 012: PAKISTAN- The dwindling sustainability of Pakistan Railways (PR) continues to be of great concern to the pride of Pakistani people in general and causes a serious dent in the image of Pakistani management

Promoting corruption

2 MAY, 012- Lahore: The decision of the government to allow through a presidential order investment of “black money” in the capital market, giving them an opportunity to whiten millions of dollars in undeclared earnings is unethical.

PPP govt setting new records of corruption

TIMERGARA: Deputy Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq has said the Pakistan People’s Party led-coalition government is setting new records of corruption.

SC rejects Interior Ministry’s scam report on Habib, Mehran banks

26-04-2012 Islamabad—The Supreme Court Wednesday rejected the interior ministry's report on the 1990s financial scams of the Habib Bank Limited and the now defunct Mehran Bank Limited

NAB to investigate corruption at edu dept

KARACHI - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated a probe against a former Education secretary, three district officers and 14 other officials of the Sindh Education Department for alleged corruption worth millions of rupees.

Rulers involved in corruption, trying to prolong their tenure: Nawaz

Lahore—President Pakistan Muslim League-N, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the ruler from head to toe were involved in corruption and only worry to safeguard and prolong their rule where as the agenda of his party was not meant to grab power but to put the country on the road to progress and prosperity.

In the shadow of the gun — II —Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur

The Sardars embezzling money meant for development purposes are in league with the government. The evil nexus between state-sponsored terrorism and corruption is used for depriving the Baloch people of their resources and rights

The political atmosphere is fully charged. Political parties are preparing for the elections and hoping to win them. The corrupt, the looters and the good-for-nothing rulers are presenting themselves as messiahs to the ailing nation. The rulers have held the whole nation and the judiciary hostage. They are not obeying the orders of the courts and the judiciary is helpless.

Perverted prudence?

The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad.

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