Pakistan gained a higher rank among most corrupted countires ....

As a Nation we may not be accomplishing our goals in several fields but our country has moved up the corruption ladder, claimed 34th position this year as compare to 42th position in 2009 among  most corrupted countries according to Transparency International Report for 2010
Chairman of Transparency International Pakistan Syed Adil Gilani, launched the Corruption Prescriptions Index (CPI) in a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday October 26th, 2010.  In the last two years, there have been unprecedented cases of corruption involving billions of rupees in public sector organizations,  predominately Pakistan's Oil and Gas Development Company Limited which made headlines in the recent past when Prime Minister Gillani appointed his jail mate and a convict who was not even a graduate as its managing director, Pakistan Steels, a loss of Rs.22 billions and most prominently Rental Power Plants was on the top. The government awarded 14 contracts in violation of the PPRA rules which caused a loss of over US$ 2 billion.









Within Last two years, Pakistan slipped 13 places, from 47th position to 34th  which is a disgrace for our country as well as for us.  The corruption  has gone up to the level where we can only wait for a miracle to happen. Regrettably, Government of Pakistan is unrepentant and defied any such allegations. As per the report of TI Pakistan, there was a corruption of 35 million dollars (300 billions Rupees) within one year. Due to this degree of corruptness, the foreign investment has decreased to $2.21 billion in 2010 from $3.71 billion the previous year. The foreign debt which increased from $40 billion to $46 billions during 1999 to 2008 has increased up to $53 billion in two years. The Direct impact can be witnessed in shape of 120% rise in food prices.

Comparatively from our neighboring countries, India grabbed 90th rank and Bangladesh, which ranked as the most corrupted between 2001-2003 claimed 39th placement in the Index.  Why is that our country which was on 47th position in 2008 now ranked 34th most corrupted country. I am not partial towards any political party or past governments but as a sensible person and responsible citizen when I look back in time I ask myself a question that the Dictator who brought Pakistan from the 2nd most corrupted rank to 47th position was better then this so called democratic government which is again taking us towards that kettle of fish??....

Brutality to its extend.......our responsibility towards victims!

Domestic violence is one of the diverse issues our society is contending with. Violence against women with emphasis on acid & kerosene burn victims is one of the most barbaric issue .Everyday we read about these incidents and then what do we do? As a human being, we must adhere to the responsibility towards the victims who luckily survived but unfortunately have to cope with the consequences.

Saira Liaqat, Before

Saira Liaqat, before and after acid attack

Siara Liaqat was in her teen age when she got married to a relative on paper but the families had agreed she wouldn't live with him until she finished school. Within months, though, the man started demanding she should start living with him. One inauspicious day of  July 2003, he showed up at t her house with a package and drenched her face with acid. It parched much of her face, blinded her right eye, and seriously weakened her left one. Acid has erased any resemblance to the pretty girl of the past, but it has not crushed her spirit

Saira Liaqat, After surgical procedure

Fortuitously, she got help from  Depilex Smileagain Foundation through Masarrat Misbah, head of Pakistan's well-known Depilex salon chain.  She has not only undergone 18 surgical procedures but also working as a beautician at the Lahore's Depilex location. She always wanted to be a beautician and now trained by Misbah, she will soon be establishing her own parlour.  Her husband is still on trail and she is waiting to receive justice.  She got lucky to get in contact with Misbah but there are numerous victims who are waiting for help and it is our duty and obligation towards those as we belong to a mankind where people like Misbah do exist.

The food Crisis in Pakistan.....Lasting consequences of Flood

Floods, earthquakes and rains are all natural disasters.  We cannot control it but our country is not only enduring these calamities but also with the after effects of the worst floods of Pakistan’s history which destroyed the crops, irrigation and transportation system in all provinces. In result Pakistan will be facing the biggest food crises in upcoming years as well as millions of people are shelter less, in need of emergency food and basic necessities.

Experts warn that the food crisis would blow-up into a long-term problem if farmers can't get the seeds, draft animals and irrigation repairs they need for the fall planting of wheat, the nation's most important crop.   Government of Pakistan declares an estimate of 23% of current crops destroyed due to floods.  Stored wheat saved for food stocks and further seedling has rotted and wasted because poor farmers didn’t have the resources to keep it dry.  The landlords blow up the small barrages and dig holes to prevent their land and flood the lands and crops of those unfortunate who didn’t have access to resources. Many of those brutal and vicious landowners are associated with the Government but no further actions were taken.

Pakistan, previously heavily reliant on agriculture, is now experiencing severe shortages in food and clean water. Such far flung shortages are leading to malnutrition, especially in children. Martin Mogwanja, UN humanitarian coordinator said, “If nothing is done, an estimated 72,000 children, currently affected by severe malnutrition in the flood-affected areas, are at high risk of death.”

“Even before the floods, in Pakistan, a nation of 175 million people, 77 million were hungry, 45 million malnourished and 36 percent of the population was below the poverty line,” according to a new book on Pakistan's food problems published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

It will take decades to mend and bring back the economics of Pakistan where it was standing and the time will only heal if we stand up as a nation.  May God gives us strength to overcome the loss.