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Wednesday 17 June 2009: The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs 45 Billion to Rs 195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. As compared to 2006 when it was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 Judiciary is ranked 7th. The Survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24 page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009.

Major Findings of Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey 2009.

1. Police, Power, Health and Land are the most corrupt departments, and Judiciary, Customs & Taxation have improved their ranking since 2006.

2. In response to the query on comparing civilian and military government, respondents said civilian government were more corrupt.

3. The Present District Government System has been rated as more corrupt by 66.48% respondents, than the previous District Government System.

4. Majority of (60%) Respondents feel that Government /Armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities.

5. Majority of respondents wants National Accountability Bureau or any equivalent Anti Corruption Agency should be an independent body under the control of Supreme Judicial Council.

6. The three main reasons of corruption in view of our respondents were being, “lack of Accountability, “Lack of transparency ” & “Discretionary Power.”

7. The three measures suggested for combating corruption are “Accountability of public office holders”, “Judicial process to be streamlined ” & “Appointing on merit ”.

8. To the question “In your opinion has media played a positive role in combating corruption, 77% said yes. 9. Respondents ranking of four most viewed TV Channel are Geo, ARY, Express and Aaj. Four News paper in readership ranking are Jang, Nawa-e-Waqat, Dawn and Mashriq.

10. Assuming that there are 21.5 million House Holds ( 8 persons per house) in the Country, average bribery expenditure being Rs.9,428 per household, almost Rs.195 Billion is being cost of petty corruption at the lowest level. In NCPS 2006 it was Rs 45 Billion.

11. Motor way police system has been said by more than 82% respondents to have reduced corruption, and 84% have recommended to be implemented in all cities of Pakistan.

In the opinion of the 5,200 respondents the ranking of Ten government departments are,

1. POLICE
2. POWER
3. Health
4. LAND
5. EDUCATION
6. TAXATION
7. JUDICIARY
8. LOCAL GOVT
9. CUSTOM
10. TENDERING

Karachi, June 17 (ANI): Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last three years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International.

The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs.45 Billion to Rs.195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. As compared to 2006 when it was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 Judiciary is ranked 7th, The News reports.

The Survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24 page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009.

The three main reasons of corruption in view of our respondents were being, “lack of Accountability, “Lack of transparency ” & “Discretionary Power.” The three measures suggested for combating corruption are “Accountability of public office holders”, “Judicial process to be streamlined ” & “Appointing on merit “. (ANI)

Updated at: 1829 PST, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 KARACHI: Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last 3 years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International.

The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs 45 Billion to Rs 195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. As compared to 2006 when it was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 Judiciary is ranked 7th.The Survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24 page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009.

Major Findings of Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 are:

Police, Power, Health and Land are the most corrupt departments, and Judiciary, Customs & Taxation have improved their ranking since 2006.

In response to the query on comparing civilian and military government, respondents said civilian government were more corrupt.

The Present District Government System has been rated as more corrupt by 66.48% respondents, than the previous District Government System.

Majority of (60%) Respondents feel that Government /Armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities.

Majority of respondants wants National Accountability Bureau or any equivalent Anti Corruption Agency should be an independent body under the control of Supreme Judicial Council.

The three main reasons of corruption in view of our respondents were being, “lack of Accountability, “Lack of transparency ” & “Discretionary Power.”

The three measures suggested for combating corruption are “Accountability of public office holders”, “Judicial process to be streamlined ” & “Appointing on merit ”.

To the question “In your opinion has media played a positive role in combating corruption, 77% said yes.

Respondents ranking of four most viewed TV Channel are Geo, ARY, Express and Aaj. Four News paper in readership ranking are Jang, Nawa-e-Waqat, Dawn and Mashriq.

Assuming that there are 21.5 million House Holds ( 8 persons per house) in the Country, average bribery expenditure being Rs.9,428 per household, almost Rs.195 Billion is being cost of petty corruption at the lowest level. In NCPS 2006 it was Rs 45 Billion.

Motor way police system has been said by more than 82% respondents to have reduced corruption, and 84% have recommended to be implemented in all cities of Pakistan.

The main feature of the Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS)2009 and ranking in 2006 and 2002 Surveys are detailed below

The NCPS 2009 shows that the quantum per act of bribe is highest in Tendering & Procurement. The combined quantum of bribe per act in 9 sectors is Rs. 74,131, whereas in tendering in a single act the bribe is 71869.

Transparency International Pakistan also conducted survey of the Federal Government Departments on the compliance of the Public Procurement Rules 2004.

The Armed Forces. i.e. DP Division, MES and DHA are the largest sector of violators of the Procurement Rules 2004, issued by Public Procurement Regulatory Authority under PPRA Ordinance 2002. The other sector of violators are the regulatory authorities themselves. PPRA itself is not performing its statutory obligations of monitoring the application of rules, and stated to be have given illegal exemptions from application of Procurement Rules 2004. SECP, privatization ministry, State Bank of Pakistan refuses to be governed under PPRA Ordinance 2002. The correspondence with these departments are available on Transparency International Pakistan website . To curb manipulations and collusion, following Transparency Clauses are included in the Public Procurement Rules 2004. These clauses are deterrent for higher than prevailing market rates/ terms of award of contracts.

The NCP survey 2009 results confirm that Pakistan has Laws, but not the Rule of Law.

KARACHI: Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last 3 years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International.

The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs 45 Billion to Rs 195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. As compared to 2006 when it was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 Judiciary is ranked 7th.

The Survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24-page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009.

Major Findings of Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 are:

Police, Power, Health and Land are the most corrupt departments, and Judiciary, Customs & Taxation have improved their ranking since 2006.

In response to the query on comparing civilian and military government, respondents said civilian government were more corrupt.

The Present District Government System has been rated as more corrupt by 66.48% respondents, than the previous District Government System.

Majority of (60%) Respondents feel that Government /Armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities.

Majority of respondants wants National Accountability Bureau or any equivalent Anti Corruption Agency should be an independent body under the control of Supreme Judicial Council.

The three main reasons of corruption in view of our respondents were being, “lack of Accountability, “Lack of transparency” & “Discretionary Power.”

The three measures suggested for combating corruption are “Accountability of public office holders”, “Judicial process to be streamlined” & “Appointing on merit ”.

To the question “In your opinion has media played a positive role in combating corruption, 77% said yes.

Respondents ranking of four most viewed TV Channel are Geo, ARY, Express and Aaj. Four News paper in readership ranking are Jang, Nawa-e-Waqat, Dawn and Mashriq.

Assuming that there are 21.5 million House Holds ( 8 persons per house) in the Country, average bribery expenditure being Rs.9,428 per household, almost Rs.195 Billion is being cost of petty corruption at the lowest level. In NCPS 2006 it was Rs 45 Billion.

Motor way police system has been said by more than 82% respondents to have reduced corruption, and 84% have recommended to be implemented in all cities of Pakistan.

The main feature of the Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS)2009 and ranking in 2006 and 2002 Surveys are detailed below

The NCPS 2009 shows that the quantum per act of bribe is highest in Tendering & Procurement. The combined quantum of bribe per act in 9 sectors is Rs. 74,131, whereas in tendering in a single act the bribe is 71869.

Transparency International Pakistan also conducted survey of the Federal Government Departments on the compliance of the Public Procurement Rules 2004.

The Armed Forces. i.e. DP Division, MES and DHA are the largest sector of violators of the Procurement Rules 2004, issued by Public Procurement Regulatory Authority under PPRA Ordinance 2002.

The other sector of violators are the regulatory authorities themselves. PPRA itself is not performing its statutory obligations of monitoring the application of rules, and stated to be have given illegal exemptions from application of Procurement Rules 2004.

SECP, privatization ministry, State Bank of Pakistan refuses to be governed under PPRA Ordinance 2002. The correspondence with these departments are available on Transparency International Pakistan website. To curb manipulations and collusion, following Transparency Clauses are included in the Public Procurement Rules 2004. These clauses are deterrent for higher than prevailing market rates/ terms of award of contracts.

The NCP survey 2009 results confirm that Pakistan has Laws, but not the Rule of Law.

Karachi, June 17 (ANI): Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last three years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International.

The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs.45 Billion to Rs.195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. As compared to 2006 when it was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 Judiciary is ranked 7th, The News reports.

The Survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24 page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009.

The three main reasons of corruption in view of our respondents were being, "lack of Accountability, "Lack of transparency " and "Discretionary Power." The three measures suggested for combating corruption are "Accountability of public office holders", "Judicial process to be streamlined " and "Appointing on merit ". (ANI)

KARACHI (June 18 2009): Corruption has increased 400 percent in the past three years in the country. From Rs 45 billion in 2002, it increased to Rs 195 billion in 2009, according to National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS-2009), conducted by Transparency International (TI), Pakistan. Police and power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

The 99-page survey report contains sectors analysis on police, judiciary, power, land administration, taxation, customs, health, education, local government, and tendering/contracting. In its foreword, Adil Gilani, Chairman of TI, Pakistan, has specifically mentioned that this survey "doesn't target the billions of rupees" wasted in the government agencies, "which is another playing field altogether".

Similar to the NCPS 2002 and 2006, the NCPS 2009 covers the levels and frequency of corruption faced by the common man on daily basis. Unlike the previous surveys, railways and banking sectors have been replaced by the local government and tendering/contracting sectors, respectively. The NCPS focuses on 10 departments of government where the average man faces the highest level of corruption.

The survey does not cover just the negative aspects of government departments, it also lauds and appreciates the improvements made in those departments/sectors where corruption levels have decreased. "It is a platform to not only profess the deplorable state of our governmental sectors, but also for their success stories to be shared and appreciated," the report said.

The assessment of Pakistan Infrastructure Implementation Capacity (PIICA) was carried out at the request of the Government of Pakistan (GoP) jointly by the World Bank and Planning Commission of Pakistan. In the report released on February 8, 2008, it has been said that in Pakistan about 15 percent is the cost of corruption in procurement.

In the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB), released on June 3, 2009, the survey indicates that the political parties and the civil service are perceived on average to be the most corrupt sectors around the world. There has been remarkable improvement in judiciary. As compared to 2006, when it was ranked third most corrupt sector, in 2009 judiciary is ranked seventh.

The survey model prepared by TI, Pakistan in 2002 was used, and 24-page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and was completed in April 2009. A synopsis of major findings of Pakistan NCPS-2009 was released by Syed Adil Gilani at a press conference here on Wednesday as under:

-- Police, power, health and land are the most corrupt departments; and judiciary, customs and taxation have improved their ranking since 2006.

-- In response to the query on comparing civilian and military governments, the respondents said that civilian governments were more corrupt.

-- The present district government system has been rated as more corrupt by 66.48 percent respondents, than the previous district government system.

-- Majority (60 percent) of respondents felt that government/armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities.

-- Majority of respondents want that National Accountability Bureau or any equivalent anti-corruption agency should be an independent body under the control of supreme judicial council.

-- The three main reasons of corruption in view of the respondents were "lack of accountability, "lack of transparency" and "discretionary power".

-- The three measures suggested for combating corruption are: "accountability of public office holders," "judicial process to be streamlined", and "appointing on merit."

-- To the question "In your opinion, have media played a positive role in combating corruption? " 77 percent said 'yes'.

-- Ranking of four most viewed TV channels were Geo, ARY,Express and Aaj. Four newspapers, in readership ranking, were Jang, Nawa-e-Waqat, Dawn, and Mashriq.

-- Assuming that there are 21.5 million households (eight persons per house) in the country, average bribery expenditure being Rs 9,428 per household, almost Rs 195 billion is being cost of petty corruption at the lowest level. In NCPS-2006 survey, it was Rs 45 billion.

-- Motorway Police system, more than 82 percent respondents said, "has reduced corruption", and 84 percent recommended that the system be implemented in all cities of Pakistan. The main features of the Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 and ranking in 2006 and 2002 NCPS are detailed below.

1. In the opinion of the 5,200 respondents, the ranking of 10 government departments are, (1 Rank 1 being the most corrupt and 10 being the least corrupt) The NCPS 2009 shows that the quantum per act of bribe is highest in Tendering & Procurement. The combined quantum of bribe per act in 9 sectors is Rs 74,131, whereas in tendering in a single act the bribe is Rs 71,869.

Transparency International Pakistan also conducted survey of Federal Government Departments on compliance of the Public Procurement Rules 2004. The Armed Forces ie DP Division, MES, and DHA are the largest sectors of violators of the Procurement Rules 2004, issued by Public Procurement Regulatory Authority under PPRA Ordinance 2002.

The other sectors of violators are the regulatory authorities themselves. PPRA itself is not performing its statutory obligations of monitoring the application of rules, and was stated to be have given illegal exemptions from application of Procurement Rules 2004. SECP, privatisation ministry, and State Bank of Pakistan refuse to be governed under PPRA Ordinance 2002.

The correspondence with these departments are available on Transparency International Pakistan website. To curb manipulations and collusion, following Transparency Clauses are included in the Public Procurement Rules 2004. These clauses are deterrent for higher than prevailing market rates/terms of award of contracts.

1. Evaluation Report before award of Contract shall be given to all bidders (for 15 days) for their objections.

2. After the Award of Contract, all documents related to the evaluation of the bid and award of contract be made public. The NCP survey 2009 results confirm that "Pakistan has Laws, but NOT the Rule of Law".

KARACHI: The latest Transparency International report on corruption levels in Pakistan has shown a whopping 400 per cent surge in the country in last three years. National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates the overall corruption has increased from Rs45 billion in 2002 to Rs195 billion in 2009.

Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors. An interesting point to note is that a remarkable improvement has been recorded in judiciary in the period under review. As compared to 2006 when judiciary was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 it is ranked 7th. The survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24-page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009. PNCPS 2009 finds out that police, power, health and land are the most corrupt departments, whereas judiciary, customs & taxation have improved their ranking since 2006. In response to the query on comparing civilian and military government, respondents said civilian governments were more corrupt. The present district government system has been rated as more corrupt by 66.48 per cent respondents, than the previous district government system.

Majority of (60 per cent) respondents are of the view government/armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities. The three main reasons of corruption in view of the respondents were being, "lack of accountability, "lack of transparency" and "discretionary power." The three measures suggested for combating corruption are "accountability of public office holders", "judicial process to be streamlined" and "appointment on merit". To the question "In your opinion has media played a positive role in combating corruption, 77 per cent said yes. Assuming that there are 21.5 million households (8 persons per house) in the country, average bribery expenditure being Rs9,428 per household, almost Rs195 billion is being cost of petty corruption at the lowest level. In NCPS 2006 it was Rs45 billion. 82 per cent of the respondents backed motorway police system and said it has reduced corruption levels in the police department, and 84 per cent have recommended this system to be implemented all across Pakistan.

KARACHI: The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that corruption has increased from Rs 45 billion in 2002 to Rs 195 billion in 2009 in Pakistan.

According to the survey, police and power have maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in judiciary. In comparison with 2006 when it was ranked the 3rd most corrupt sector, judiciary is ranked at 7th in 2009.

A survey was carried out using a model prepared by Transparency International in 2002, and 5,200 respondents from all four provinces filled out a 24-page questionnaire. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and was completed in April 2009.

The NCPS 2009 reveals that the Pakistani public believes that police, power, health and land are the most corrupt departments, while judiciary, customs and taxation are not as corrupt as they were in 2006.

In response to the query on comparing civilian and military governments, the respondents answered that civilian government was more corrupt.

The present district government system was rated as more corrupt by 66.48 percent by the respondents than the previous one.

Sixty percent of the respondents felt that the government and armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities.

The majority of the respondents wanted the National Accountability Bureau or any equivalent anti-corruption agency to be an independent body under the control of the Supreme Judicial Council.

The three main reasons of corruption in view of respondents were lack of accountability, lack of transparency and discretionary power. The three measures suggested for combating corruption were accountability of public office holders, streamlining of the judicial process and appointments on merit.

Seventy seven percent of the respondents believed that the media has played a positive role in combating corruption.

The NCPS 2009 shows that the quantum per act of bribe is highest in tendering and procurement. The combined quantum of bribe per act in nine sectors was Rs 74,131, whereas in tendering in a single act, the bribe was Rs 71,869. ppi

KARACHI: The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) carried out by Transparency International indicated that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs 45 Billion to Rs 195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors. There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. The Survey model prepared by Transparency International in 2002 was used, and 24 page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009. Major Findings of Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey 2009: Police, Power, Health and Land are the most corrupt departments, and Judiciary, Customs & Taxation have improved their ranking since 2006. Majority of respondents wants National Accountability Bureau or any equivalent Anti Corruption Agency should be an independent body under the control of Supreme Judicial Council. The three main reasons of corruption in view of respondents were being, “lack of Accountability, “Lack of transparency ‘’ & “Discretionary Power.”

KARACHI: Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last 3 years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International.

The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs 45 Billion to Rs 195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. As compared to 2006 when it was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 Judiciary is ranked 7th.The Survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24 page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009.

Major Findings of Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 are:

Police, Power, Health and Land are the most corrupt departments, and Judiciary, Customs & Taxation have improved their ranking since 2006.

In response to the query on comparing civilian and military government, respondents said civilian government were more corrupt.

The Present District Government System has been rated as more corrupt by 66.48% respondents, than the previous District Government System.

Majority of (60%) Respondents feel that Government /Armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities.

Majority of respondants wants National Accountability Bureau or any equivalent Anti Corruption Agency should be an independent body under the control of Supreme Judicial Council.

The three main reasons of corruption in view of our respondents were being, “lack of Accountability, “Lack of transparency ” & “Discretionary Power.”

The three measures suggested for combating corruption are “Accountability of public office holders”, “Judicial process to be streamlined ” & “Appointing on merit ”.

To the question “In your opinion has media played a positive role in combating corruption, 77% said yes.

Respondents ranking of four most viewed TV Channel are Geo, ARY, Express and Aaj. Four News paper in readership ranking are Jang, Nawa-e-Waqat, Dawn and Mashriq.

Assuming that there are 21.5 million House Holds ( 8 persons per house) in the Country, average bribery expenditure being Rs.9,428 per household, almost Rs.195 Billion is being cost of petty corruption at the lowest level. In NCPS 2006 it was Rs 45 Billion.

Motor way police system has been said by more than 82% respondents to have reduced corruption, and 84% have recommended to be implemented in all cities of Pakistan.

The main feature of the Pakistan National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS)2009 and ranking in 2006 and 2002 Surveys are detailed below

The NCPS 2009 shows that the quantum per act of bribe is highest in Tendering & Procurement. The combined quantum of bribe per act in 9 sectors is Rs. 74,131, whereas in tendering in a single act the bribe is 71869.

Transparency International Pakistan also conducted survey of the Federal Government Departments on the compliance of the Public Procurement Rules 2004.

The Armed Forces. i.e. DP Division, MES and DHA are the largest sector of violators of the Procurement Rules 2004, issued by Public Procurement Regulatory Authority under PPRA Ordinance 2002. The other sector of violators are the regulatory authorities themselves. PPRA itself is not performing its statutory obligations of monitoring the application of rules, and stated to be have given illegal exemptions from application of Procurement Rules 2004. SECP, privatization ministry, State Bank of Pakistan refuses to be governed under PPRA Ordinance 2002. The correspondence with these departments are available on Transparency International Pakistan website . To curb manipulations and collusion, following Transparency Clauses are included in the Public Procurement Rules 2004. These clauses are deterrent for higher than prevailing market rates/ terms of award of contracts.

The NCP survey 2009 results confirm that Pakistan has Laws, but not the Rule of Law.

Police, power sector rated as most corrupt in Pakistan
The News June 18, 2009

Corruption has increased in Pakistan to the tune of Rs 45 billion in 2002 to Rs 195 billion in 2009, according to a report by Transparency International Pakistan.

Police and power sector maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors, it said, citing The National Corruption Perception Survey-2009 (NCPS-2009).

It maintained that there has been “remarkable improvement” in judiciary. It was ranked third most corrupt sector in 2006 but was now ranked seventh.

The findings of Transparency International showed that police, power sector and health departments in Pakistan were the “most corrupt” departments, while judiciary, customs and taxation departments improved their ranking since 2006.

“The present district government system has been rated as more corrupt by 66.48 per cent respondents as compared to previous district government systems,” it said. Sixty per cent respondents felt that the armed forces should not be involved in commercial activities and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) or any other equivalent anti-corruption agency should be an independent body under the Supreme Judicial Council.

Seventy-seven per cent respondents said the media played a positive role in combating corruption. TV channels GEO, ARY, Express and Aaj were rated as the most viewed channels, according to the respondents. The NCPS-2009 showed that the quantum of bribe was highest in tendering and procurement.

Survey finds police, power distribution depts most corrupt
Dawn June 18, 2009

KARACHI, June 17: The money Pakistanis spend on bribes has increased from Rs45 billion in 2002 to Rs195 billion in 2009, according to a survey carried out by the Transparency International Pakistan.
The survey report --- entitled “National Corruption Perception Survey 2009” --- indicates that police and power supply departments maintain their position as the two most corrupt sectors in the country.

The judiciary’s ranking has improved in the period under review. It ranked seventh in 2009, third in 2006 and fourth in 2002.

Customs and taxation departments have also improved their rankings since 2006.

Work on the survey, involving responses from 5,200 people, began in February and ended in April of this year.

According to the report, people believed that health and land departments were also quite corrupt.

Sixty-six per cent of the respondents said the existing local government system was more corrupt than the system it replaced.

About 60 per cent of the respondents said government functionaries and armed forces personnel should not be involved in commercial activities.

Most respondents were of the view that the anti-corruption agency should be an independent body falling under the control of the Supreme Judicial Council.

Most of the people surveyed thought that lack of accountability and of transparency and unchecked discretionary powers were the main reasons behind corruption. Some 77 per cent of them thought the media had played a positive role in combating corruption.

More than 82 per cent of the surveyed people said the introduction of the Motorway police had reduced corruption, and 84 per cent suggested that the project should be replicated in all towns and cities.

The highest quantum of bribe was said to be paid to officials involved in tendering and procurement.

Among measures suggested for combating corruption were: accountability of public office-holders, streamlining of judicial processes, and appointments based on merit.

Transparency International Pakistan also surveyed federal government departments on compliance of the Public Procurement Rules of 2004.

According to its findings, Defence Purchase Division, Military Engineering Services and Defence Housing Authorities were largest violators of rules under the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Ordinance of 2002, which in itself was not performing its statutory obligations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the privatisation ministry and the State Bank refuse to be governed under PPRA Ordinance.—PPI

erception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that corruption has increased from Rs 45 b

Corruption jumps 400 percent in Pakistan in 3 years: Report
Yahoo News June 18, 2009

Karachi, June 17 (ANI): Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last three years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International.

The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs.45 Billion to Rs.195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.

There has been remarkable improvement in Judiciary. As compared to 2006 when it was ranked 3rd most corrupt sector, in 2009 Judiciary is ranked 7th, The News reports.

The Survey model prepared by TI in 2002 was used, and 24 page questionnaire was repeated to carry out surveys from 5,200 respondents from all the four provinces. The physical survey commenced in February 2009 and completed in April 2009.

The three main reasons of corruption in view of our respondents were being, "lack of Accountability, "Lack of transparency " and "Discretionary Power."

The three measures suggested for combating corruption are "Accountability of public office holders", "Judicial process to be streamlined " and "Appointing on merit ". (ANI)