2nd Kutchery
held at the Quetta Press Club
on 29th April 2010

 

With the coordination of our partner, Kuchlak Welfare Society, we held an open Kutchery at the Quetta Press Club, Adalat Road, Quetta. It was attended approximately 160 persons, belonging to different segments of society comprising of the press, the print and the electronic media, teachers, business persons, NGOs, sportsmen, shopkeepers, lawyers, doctors, students, actors, politicians and people from all walks of life.

The speakers for the event were Mr. Abdul Wali Kakar, Central Committee Member BNP, Mr. Baz Mohammed Kakar, Balochistan Bar Association, Mr. Nusrat Afghani Advocate, Ms. Sana Durrani Two Balouch (an NGO), Mr. Sami Zarkoon EDO,
Mr.  Ayub Tarren BBC Correspondent, Mr. Mohammed Umar FM105, Malik Rashid Kakar CEO Kuchlak Welfare Society and N.A. Mirza Project Coordinator Transparency International Pakistan.

The purpose of holding the Kutchery was to make the participants aware of the real meaning of corruption and how vast an area it covered. Usually the word is taken for “Bribery”. It has been noticed that when the comprehensiveness of corruption was conveyed to them, they were surprised. Emphasis was especially made on “Ethical Corruption”, which is encountered by everyone on a daily basis. Another thing that was pointed out was that the elimination of corruption starts with ‘Self”. Therefore everyone should start with themselves first. Unity was another factor which plays a large part in the eradication of corruption.

All the speakers spoke about the menace of corruption and how its eradication can take place. Emphasis was placed on each individual putting his share in ridding society of this problem. Some of the speakers blamed the government for their part in the promotion of corruption. They said if the public representatives stopped indulging in it, the lower level cadre will not indulge in it.

A question answer session took place afterwards in which the participants wholeheartedly took part in it. Afterwards lunch was served during which a lot of informal discussions took place. The definition of corruption was a hot topic with them and most of them said that they had learnt a lot today.