Corruption: The Mother of All Evils

Woefully speaking, Pakistan is undergoing multifarious evils, but the most hazardous of them is corruption. Because corruption is the mother of all evils. It begets political, economical, and social problems for a country. Due to corruption, a country cannot flourish. Joe Biden, president of United States, said: “Corruption is a cancer that eats away at a citizen’s faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity”, and Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, said: “Corruption is the greatest single bane of our society”. Pakistan condemns extrajudicial killings of six more Kashmiris in IIOJK Gwadar Sit-In and Facts Behind The Issue For more such Opinions, click here! Corruption can be defined as, misuse of power by any authorized person. The authorized person may be a civil servant, politician, or bureaucrat. Corruption is the most menacing than poverty and unemployment. It is the biggest conflict in our country. It has been a part of our political and economic life since Pakistan’s inception. Not only corruption affects economic development, but it also affects the equitable distribution of resources across the population and increases income inequalities. The poor have to suffer because of this issue. Corruption can be ramified into three kinds: Petty, … Continue reading Corruption: The Mother of All Evils