ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Saturday backed the government’s anti corruption drive terming it very important for the country.
It condemned politicians for leveling baseless allegations against the government to hide their corruption, mismanagement and bad performance, it said.
Only those politicians have been arrested who have amassed billions by misusing powers, said Brig. Muhammad Aslam Khan (Retd), Chairman PEW.
He said that opposition has now joined hands to protect their ill-gotten billions which has exposed them.
Brig. Muhammad Aslam Khan said that crooked politicians have increased the influence of money in politics which has shaken the foundations of the country that must be discouraged.
He noted that anti-corruption laws have failed to deter the dishonest therefore harsh laws should be introduced while an emergency should be imposed against corruption to ensure national development.
The impact of corruption on macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators are not acceptable as it affects everything including lives of people GDP growth, investments, employment, tax revenues and foreign investments.
