Islamabad:
Pakistan has fallen even more in the International Transparency Corruption perception index (CPI) by 2024, leaving 135º place of 180 countries.
The fall marks a decrease since its 133rd position in 2023, reinforcing concerns about the deepening of corruption and weakened governance.
The classification is based on data collected from eight independent sources.
The general corruption score of the country has fallen to 27, compared to 29 in 2023, indicating greater erosion of institutional transparency.
Berlin’s headquarters with headquarters highlighted alarming trends, revealing a stagnation in legal actions and sanctions against officials who abuse power, with the score was stuck in the 21.
The misuse of public resources has worsened, as reflected in its index score from 20 to 18. Commercial and corrupt practices have also intensified, with the score decreasing from 35 to 32.
Corruption within the political system has demonstrated a slight increase, which increases from 32 to 33.
Meanwhile, the responsibility of government institutions has eroded even more, with powerful interest groups hardening their control over the State, pushing the index of 35 to 39.
However, the diversion of public funds to private individuals and companies due to corruption has seen a strong decrease in transparency, with its score of 45 to 33.
The misuse of state resources by executives, the Judiciary, the military and legislators for personal benefit has also increased, as indicated in an increase in the index of 25 to 26.
Corruption within the public sector, executive, judiciary and legislature has reached new minimums, with the score of 20 to 14, painting a gloomy image of institutional governance and integrity.
According to the report, some of the most corrupt countries in the world include South Sudan, Somalia and Venezuela. Corruption has also increased in Iran, Iraq and Russia, with Moscow now 154.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan is in 165 and Bangladesh in 151. Iran and Iraq have been placed in 151 and 140, respectively.
International Transparency Pakistan (TIP) clarified that it does not play any role in calculating data collection or score, since the CPI is compiled based on independent sources that evaluate governance and anti -corruption measures worldwide.
The president of the Councils, Justice (RETD) ZIA PERWEZ, said that most countries in the region, except Oman, China, Turkey and Mongolia, saw a decrease in their scores, and Pakistan was no exception.
“The descent for the region shows that Pakistan is one of the countries that remains against the general trend,” Perwez said, without developing significant improvements in the country’s governance structure.
