Corruption is Systematically Crippling State Functionaries: Speakers

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Saeed Yousuf
Quetta: Corruption is a menace which is systematically crippling all the functionaries of the state governance, said the speakers of a seminar organized by the Directorate General of Anti-Corruption along with University of Balochistan Quetta, on Thursday.
On the occasion Vice Chancellor UOB Dr. Javed Iqbal was the chief guest, secretary S&GAD Mr. Bilal Ahmed Jamali and Director Anti-corruption Mr. Basheer Ahmed Khan Bazi, NAB Balochistan Director Hafeez siddique, former bureaucrats Mr. Munir Ahmed Badini and Mahfooz Ali Khan addressed to the participants. Intelligentsia, scholars, professors, civil society members, students, media and others participated in the event.
The main thematic approach for conducting the seminar in university was to give knowledge regarding the future generations about the menace of corruption that how it is crippling the smooth functioning of the state functionaries. Adding to this as Universities and educational institutes are the nurseries in provision of future human resource.
Vice Chancellor of UoB said that revival of university is a test case for other departments because before 2013 this university was facing financial embezzlements, administrative gaps, corruption was on highest nodes but we managed it expertly it is all because of the team work, he endorsed that we have very capable consultants, professors and experts that have international knowledge.
He said that if top man is honest then the chances of corruption becomes to nil and void. Building institution’s with due decorum in the real thing that needs to be incorporated in the SOPs of the state departments.
Director General Anti-Corruption & Secretary S&GAD Mr. Bilal Ahmed Jamali said that  corruption is a menace and it has deep rooted to the overall system, we control it by  our deeds, responsibility’s and usage of available resources systematically by campaigning and encouraging the masses by being vocal. It is not impossible if all masses put their optimistic efforts will be vanished thereof.
Director Anti-Corruption  Mr. Bashir Bazai briefed the participants about the overall functioning of the directorate and said that no preliminary inquiry shall be initiated by an officer of the establishment against public servant without prior approval of the competent authorities as prescribed in the scheduled-I of the Balochistan Enquires and Anti-Corruption (Functions, powers and procedures) Rules 2011, offences are punishable under 161 to 169, 217 and 218 of the Pakistan Penal Code and as attempts and conspiracies in relation there to or connected therewith.
The anti-corruption establishment was created under the West Pakistan Anti-Corruption Establishment Ordinance 1961. He said that this directorate has made tremendous efforts for curbing this menace and ensuring good governance by the vision of Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sana Ullah Khan Zehri, Chief Secretary Balochistan Saif Ullah Chatta are supporting to eliminate it from root. There he urged the masses to support this directorate to eradicate corruption from the government departments.
Intellectuals and former secretary’s Education and Secretary Finance Munir Ahmed Badani, Mehfooz Ali Khan said that corruption is a state of mind if you don’t do it you will not be compelled to do it. Corruption kills generation, soul, civilization, societies. Why don’t us follow the preaching’s of Prophet Mohammad and the Islam this religion is a complete code of life. They said that government must adopt international standards to make new rules of business, and also urged the government to work on productive way to the human resource development  and CPEC is very productive to produce more technical jobs so government must send the youth to foreign countries to avail the opportunities’ of jobs and technical expertise.
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