A few days ago two reports appeared in the media unraveling corruption by two top bureaucrats.

One report by Ansar Abbassi revealed that Rs.248 million have been spent on the wedding of daughter of a bureaucrat. Tax authorities have confirmed that no declarations have been made which could justify such wedding expenditures. The sources of income used to fund the wedding are also unknown. The bride reportedly also made multiple trips to Canada, the UK, Mexico and UAE, suggesting a life style far beyond what is reflected in tax returns. It is case of corruption and tax evasion.

Another report that a serving DIG police has bought property worth $20 million in Canada, shifted his family to that country and come back to join his duty. A few days ago defence minister KhawajaAsif had revealed on the floor of the national assembly that myriad of bureaucrats had brought properties in Portugal. But he did not have the heft to say anything about corruption of the politicians and parking of the filched funds abroad.

The above revelations are only a tip of the ice berg. The fact is that the bureaucrats, politicians and rulers have all purloined the national exchequertaking advantage of the inbuilt avenues of corruption in the system of governance, a legacy of the colonial era.

Corruption is generally defined as misuse of entrusted power or authority by the elected........

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