Reports of int'l institutions on corruption and state of democracy in Pakistan have badly exposed PTI regime: Siraj.

LAHORE -- Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Senator Sirajul Haq has said that reports of the international institutions on corruption and state of democracy in Pakistan have badly exposed the PTI regime.

Addressing the Ulema Convention at Mansoora on Thursday, he said the reports must be an eye opener for the prime minister who had made tall claims to start a ruthless and across the board accountability drive during his election campaign and introduce reforms in governance.

Quoting Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) which ranked Pakistan at 120 out of total 180 countries, he said how the objective of 'Clean Pakistan' could be achieved when the government ministers were involved in wrongdoings and they were openly blaming each other of making money throw corruption.

Sirajul Haq said the decline of country's position in democracy index reflected the PTI inability to run the government on democratic principles. He said the fragile democracy, corruption, inflation and unemployment have become the trademarks of this regime, adding the overall situation turned the masses desperate and hopeless and they wanted to get rid of these rulers at any cost.

Taking about the Kashmir situation, he said eight millions people have become virtually prisoners to the...

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