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Gilani orders enquiry into Pakistan's poor show in international corruption index | Concerned over the Transparency International's
(TI) latest report in which Pakistan ranked 42nd in the global list of most corrupt countries, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered an enquiry into the country's poor show in the international corruption index. Gilani has formed a committee
led by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin to look into the causes of wide spread corruption
in the country. The Prime Minister has ordered review of all the governance issues
raised in the media and those in the TI's report in consultation with Syed Adil
Gilani, TI's Pakistan head, The News reports. The TI's report said Pakistan has
gained few positions from last year and now stands at 42nd place in the list of
most corrupt countries in which Somalia , Afghanistan are seen as the most corrupt
among 180 nations. New Zealand and Denmark are the two least corrupt countries
in the world. New Zealand was the top-ranked country with a score of 9.4, followed
by Denmark at 9.3, and Singapore and Sweden , both on 9.2, the report said. Countries
that improved their position on the list included the United States , whose points
rose to 7.5 from 7.3. TI cited Washington 's swift response to the financial crisis,
including reforms demanding greater transparency and accountability as one of
the prime reasons of such a change. |
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