Corrupt leaders can never erase corruption in the country: Imran Khan

Lahore: PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that corrupt leaders can never erase corruption in the country and that is the reason why Pakistan keeps on declining in governance and welfare. He said that corruption always starts from the top and the leader who does not speak the truth always breeds dishonesty at every level and every department.

He was talking on the launch of a book “han ye such ha” by Brg. Aslam Ghuman which reveals corruption in the government ranks said that corruption has impeded all growth efforts in Pakistan. He said whether it is an autocrat or democrats their own dishonesty will make them destroy the institutions like judiciary, police, NAB etc.because to hide their own corruption they will either buy these people out or remove them and bring corrupt people to serve their purpose.

He said that for a leader to succeed he must have the courage to be honest and take tough decisions which encourage the society to go back on the value system of the Holy Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H who were renowned for His integrity.

He said that leaders like Mandela and Quad-e-Azam who sacrificed themselves for a larger cause were actually the leaders who could bring change and progress in their countries. He said that in the last eight months in KPK already according to Gallup survey people of KP has given satisfaction level to 57% as compare to Punjab and other provinces where it was 27% and 37%.

He said this is an indication of how in eight months KP corruption started decreasing and institute building has started he promised that in the next three months a great change in KPK will be witness where people will give much higher vote for government performance.

Hassan Nisar Columnist said that the Imran Khan has all the qualities of the great leaders and he was the first one to talk about corruption and this book is an eye opener for how corrupt governments were.

Mujeeb -ur -Rehman Shami said that this effort by Brg. Aslam Ghuman will act as a lesson to other leaders and hope that KPK will become corruption free governance.

Oria Maqbool Jan said that honesty was the hallmark of all great leaders and that was the biggest thing lacking in Pakistan.

PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it was a great effort by Brg. Aslam Ghuman to reveal such dishonesty and said that PTI would encourage such transparency within the party and outside it.

PTI President Punjab Ejaz ch said that Chairman Imran Khan has always given a vision of corruption being the root cause of all evil and this book gives examples of how this has been true in the previous governments and said that PTI would be setting up new standards of accountability and transparency.

Javed Hashmi said that most government had been afraid of their past and had bend down in front of the autocrats and then run away from the country when things got tough and leaving the poor public on their own. He said that this struggle against corruption was a major challenge to create in a fair governance system.

Brg Aslam Ghuman the author of the book said that he has spent all his life fighting against corruption and had written this book that future generation could benefit from these lessons. He said that Chairman Imran khan was the one leader whom he believed in would be able to clean the whole setup from this corruption and set the country on the path of progress.

Also present were MNA Shafqat Mehmood, MPA Dr. Murad Ros, MPA Shanial rout, other party leaders and members were also present.