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Pakistan
launches anti-corruption drive
Friday November 12, 2010 06:43:34 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad:
The Pakistani government has said the heads of government
departments will be held equally responsible if someone of their
staff was found guilty of corruption, a media report said Friday.
This was decided Thursday at a meeting chaired by Interior
Minister Rehman Malik, who reiterated that the government will
take strict action against the corrupt public office holders.
"We wanted that the head of the concerned office should also be
arrested for abetment in case of any 'trap case' or sting
operation," the Express Tribune quoted the minister as saying at
the meeting.
The meeting also decided that action will be taken against banks
for giving loans without adequate guarantees and examination of
past transactions of the applicants.
An oversight committee was constituted Thursday comprsing former
federal secretaries, State Bank and government departmental heads,
among others.
"A paradigm shift is also needed to take strict action against 'Hawala'
business as well as to curb money laundering in the market," said
Malik.
The meeting reviewed the modalities for implementation of the
government's anti-corruption policy.
"This is the first step against corrupt elements," said Malik.
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