‘Progress impossible without eliminating corruption’
Gul Hamaad Farooqi
DROSH: Corruption has permeated all walks of life and until the scourge is eradicated Pakistan cannot see progress and development.
This was stated by speakers at an event held in connection with the World Anti-Corruption Day observed on December 9. The event was arranged by Young Star Development Organization (YSDO) at Drosh.
The speakers said corruption has drowned development works in the country and most of the funds ended up into the pockets of a few corrupt elements instead of being spent on development works.
The speakers said it was the moral responsibility and religious duty of all the citizens to discourage corruption. We want to get rid of the scourge of bribery. They said it was also proved in Quran and Hadith that both who takes and gives bribe will go to hell.
Former district council chairman Khurshid Ali Khan gave the example of China and said a company in China used to make milk for children in which there was a complaint of adulteration on which the Chinese authorities investigated and proved adulteration. After the businessman was sentenced to death, no one in China dared to bribe and mix any illegal thing in food after that.
They have the courage to say what is wrong and what is right, no matter how powerful they are, but whatever powerful people do in our country, no one can ask them, but the weak people are trapped. If we do not curse this moral crime and do not discourage it, no institution or power can extract this thing from us, he added.
YSDO Chairman Asfandiar Khan said that the main purpose of celebrating the day was to create awareness among people to discourage bribery and refuse to accept or give bribes to government and non-government officials and criminal elements.
Abdul Majeed, Chairman of Union Council Arandu, said unfortunately due to corrupt elements no development project in Arandu could be completed with standard specification whether it is a water supply project, electricity, road, canal or any other government work. As a result, the area remains in poverty.