Times of Islamabad

Corruption in Pakistan: Rs 2 billion corruption per day in the country

Corruption in Pakistan: Rs 2 billion corruption per day in the country

ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Communication, Murad Saeed said onTuesday that daily corruption in the country was over 2 billion as perauthentic reports.

Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, he said country’s tax netwas being expanded, lamenting that due to the worst performance of previousgovernment, country’s institutions including Pakistan InternationalAirlines (PIA) had sustained whooping losses during the last five years.

‘Foreign Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PIA stole an aeroplane of PIA andsold it. Ishaq Dar fled from the country in the special plane of formerPrime Minister. Rs 450 billion were paid by the previous government toIndependent Power Producers (IPPs) immediately after taking charge of thegovernment in 2013 that too without conducting an audit,’ highlighted theminister.

Saeed explained that due to bad governance, the country’s circular debt hadreached Rs 1,152 billion.

The minister elaborated that the opposition was criticizing the governmentfor converting the Prime Minister House into university.