Corruption
Pakistan Improves Corruption Index Ranking as CPI Score Rises to 28
Pakistan has recorded a modest improvement in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, with its score rising to 28, reflecting slight progress in the perception…
Pakistan Senate Moves to Streamline NAB Investigations
Senator Abdul Qadir has submitted a landmark bill in the Senate proposing major amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law. If passed, the bill…
Karachi Tax Official Sacked Over 134 Illegal Notices
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has removed a Karachi-based tax official from service after an inquiry found he illegally accessed the FBR’s electronic system,…
IMF Flags Pakistan’s Weak Fiscal Controls, Urges Urgent Cash & Budget Reforms
Pakistan’s fiscal system has once again come under scrutiny as the IMF flagged serious weaknesses in cash management, budget oversight and financial controls, warning that…
IMF Warns Pakistan of Deep Governance Flaws, Links Reforms to Next Loan Tranche
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged systemic governance challenges in Pakistan, urging urgent reforms to strengthen transparency, accountability, and institutional efficiency. The warning comes…
PM Shehbaz to Decide Rs170B ADB Road Project Fate Soon
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to make a crucial decision on the Rs. 170 billion CAREC Tranche-III road project, following the submission of an…
Major Overhaul Planned as Alleged Cybercrime Mafia Exposed in NCCIA
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) is set for a major overhaul following revelations of an alleged cybercrime mafia operating within the institution, prompting…
Sindh CM Orders Probe Into KDA Rs11.33bn Development Contracts
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has ordered a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in KDA Rs11.33 billion development contracts that were reportedly awarded without…
Ex-EOBI Chairman Allegedly Misused Rs2.4mn in Workers’ Funds
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has taken serious notice of alleged financial irregularities involving a former Chairman of…
Anti-Corruption Unit Arrests UNICEF Official for Dual Employment
The Anti-Corruption Department raided the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for the Polio Eradication Programme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and arrested UNICEF Health Specialist Dr. Tufail on…
Sindh Textbook Board Faces Rs. 5 Billion Corruption Probe
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has opened a major inquiry into alleged irregularities worth Rs. 5 billion in the Sindh Textbook Board’s printing contracts for schoolbooks.…
Pakistan Govt Questions IMF’s Draft Report on Corruption Issues
The federal government has formally signalled that Pakistan challenges International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) findings in the draft Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment and it is…
Lawmakers Question ‘Irregularities’ in Rs170Bn ADB Road Project
Several parliamentary committees have expressed serious concerns over the Rs170 billion ADB road project, pointing to alleged ghost tendering, collusive practices, and procedural violations by…
