Transparency International’s, the global watchdog on corruption, Corruption Perception Index Report 2019, ranking Pakistan 120 out of 180, three spots down from 2018 has miffed the Party’s rank and file. Ironically Khan while in the opposition on more than one occasions supported TI’s findings about perceived corruption of his predecessor governments. Although the poll had both ‘corruption of the elite’ and ‘incompetence of the elite’ as the answer, Mian went with the minority view. According to him incompetence is a bigger constraint on development than corruption with the caveat that ideally both should be avoided. It has been simply unable to bring corruption down despite its perennial and all-pervasive narrative to the contrary.

Source: Pakistan Today January 25, 2020 19:52 UTC