ISLAMABAD, January 27: Chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said that Pakistan’s positive improvement in Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranking proves that initiatives taken by NAB are showing practical results.
The CPI 2015 ranking of Pakistan in Transparency International (TI) report has reached 117 from 126 and it would further strengthen our resolve as a nation against corruption and corrupt practices. The NAB has a firm commitment to eradicate corruption from the country across the board, he told APP. He said it is quite satisfactory and a great achievement for the Bureau that Pakistan positively improved nine points in CPI which is a result of hard work of NAB employees and other relevant institutions.
The Chairman elaborated that Pakistan has been given improved position in CPI as compared to other South Asia regional countries (SAARC) and added except Pakistan the ranking of other regional countries remained the same or dropped during the period.
Answering a question about steps and vigour behind this positive development, Qamar Zaman Ch. said corruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies. It undermines development and rule of law. Awareness and prevention of corruption is a challenging task and as a Pakistanis it is our moral duty to play an active role for eradication of corruption from the country.-PR
Positive improvement in CPI to further boost our resolve against corruption: Chairman NAB
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