Govt rejects 'biased' Transparency International corruption report.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday stated that the government has rejected the findings of the "managed" and "biased" report by Transparency International (TI).

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, Awan said: "There is a huge question mark over the transparency of TI. It is necessary to expose the people and the data, on the basis of which this this report was published, in front of the public.

"It is our fault that we did not fawn over the head of TI's Pakistan chapter and allowed him to retire after the expiry of his term," said Awan. This is contrary to what the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) did which explains why the reports during their term were so favourable, she added.

"Who will respect the findings of a report that says the most amount of corruption was done during the government of Gen Pervez Musharraf, followed by Imran Khan's government and then by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), placing the PML-N government at the very bottom?

"The findings of the report are laugh worthy. The clean chit given to the 'corruption kings' who are currently under trial in the country's courts makes it evident that the report is not fair, fair or transparent. "It is biased."

The PM's aide maintained that those who have fled the country are trying to spread ill will among the people the prime minister has chosen to lead the fight against corruption.

"Prime Minister Imran Khan is adamant on fulfilling the mandate given to him by the people. We will keep on working to provide the people a country free of corruption.

'Corruption kings' are using this report as a tool to hide their sins, but they will be disappointed. Moody's and other international agencies have not only recognised an improvement in the country's economic indicators but have also appreciated the efforts being taken by the government.

Commenting on Imran's recent trip to Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, Awan stated: 'The prime minister's meetings with global leaders and tech firms and their wishes to invest in the country show that the world has decided to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan.'

"The world recognises the credibility of the current government. Such reports will not succeed in deceiving the world.

"The one thing that should be taken away from the index is that the money recovered during the past one year is more than that recovered during the past ten years.

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