The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Wednesday expressed concern over Pakistan\u2019s slide in the Corruption Perceptions Index in which the country has ranked140 out of 180 countries.<\/p>\n
The development is disturbing amid tall claims of good governance, transparency and accountability, it said.
\nPakistan has dropped 16 spots on the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021 which is a major blow to the government which came to power on the promise of introducing a clean governance system, said said Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President PEW.
\nHe said the economy could not be revived over the last three and a half years and there are slim chances that the economy will perform in the next year and a half. <\/p>\n
Almost all the important sectors of the economy are deteriorating while those responsible for economic development are still preferring tall claims over concrete facts, it said. <\/p>\n
Miseries of the people will increase by the passage of time if the current set of policies were not changed,
\nSlogans, claims and manipulating statistics will never boost the limping economy and reduce the sufferings of the people facing unprecedented, he added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Wednesday expressed concern over Pakistan\u2019s slide in the Corruption Perceptions Index in which the country has ranked140 out of 180 countries. The development is disturbing amid tall claims of good governance, transparency and accountability, it said. Pakistan has dropped 16 spots on the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1179,3387,350],"class_list":{"0":"post-240854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-corruption","9":"tag-disturbing","10":"tag-pew"},"yoast_head":"\n