Corruption simply means dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those who are in power.
As Lord Acton said:
“Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Corruption is the absence of honesty and virtue.Corruption is the evil which leads to the economic, social and moral problems in a country. The society void of law and order is a corrupt society. It is as old as man. It is a world-wide phenomenon. It is probably found in all the countries of the world. Corruption creates a deplorable situation in the country.
Karl Kraus truly said:
“Corruption is worse than prostitution, the latter might endanger the morals of an individual; the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.”
When we come to know about corruption level in Pakistan, then we are forced to say that Pakistan is in a terrible situation these days because there is too much corruption in Pakistan. Every department is corrupt and not performing their duty honestly. The funds and money that should be spend to provide facilities to the people of Pakistan, they are gone in corruption. The development projects are incomplete due to corruption. We are lagging behind other nations of the world due to corruption in our country.
Corruption is caused either by power or by absolute power.
Frank Herbert clarifies it in this way:
“Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible”.
There are various forms of corruption in Pakistan. It is found in the form of cheating, fraud, swindling, nepotism, jobbery and misappropriation of funds, bribery and acceptance of gratification. The corrupt people do not abide by the laws. They ignore morality and good manners. They cause many evils in the society. It is a flea that sucks the blood of the people of Pakistan. It defames and degrades the nation in the eyes of other nations of the world.
When a sensible citizen of Pakistan ponders upon present condition of