Dr. Firdous emphatically rejects as biased the TI's report regarding corruption in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has emphatically rejected as biased the Transparency International's report regarding corruption in Pakistan. She said that this is managed and targeted agenda to create disappointment in the masses that had elected Imran Khan to eradicate corruption and corrupt practices from country.

She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is convinced to implement the mandate given by masses to him in letter and spirit. She said that the corruption kings are using the TI report to hide their sins but they will face disappoint. She said that target oriented, planned and planted report has been published and we have severe kind of reservations and we totally reject this report. She said that the eradication of corruption is agenda of PM Imran Khan and PTI is moving forward along with this agenda and we complete this agenda.

Talking to the media persons at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Friday, she said the report is not fair and transparent. She said it has also been rejected by the masses since it apparently has been managed by the corruption kings sitting abroad.

The Special Assistant recalled that Pakistan chapter of Transparency International was given favors by the previous government of PML-N. Firdous Ashiq Awan said giving clean chits to those whose corruption cases are pending before the court clearly indicates the nexus between these elements and Pakistan chapter of Transparency International. She said the report itself raises question on the transparency and credibility of the institution.

The Special Assistant said PTI government is committed to free the country of corruption and all the corrupt practices. She said Prime Minister Imran Khan has never compromised in the fight against corruption and never will he do so in future. Firdous Ashiq Awan said world institutions such as Moody's are endorsing and appreciating the improvement in economic indicators of Pakistan. She said the world acknowledges the credibility of Imran Khan and such reports can not hoodwink the world.

The Special Assistant also reminded that unprecedented recoveries were made from the corrupt elements over the last one year. These recoveries are more than the ones made during the last ten years.

She said that a long story of poor performance, bad governance and corruption has been written in golden words in Sindh. She said that it would be better to first analyze the...

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