MINGORA: Officials from district administration, education department, teachers, students, lawmakers and civil society activists staged a walk and organised a seminar on Monday to raise awareness against corruption.
The event was organised by SRSP and European Union in collaboration with the district administration.
The speakers at the seminar said corruption had weakened the country’s foundations and there was an immediate need to eradicate it from the society for development.
“Every member of the society should play role in curbing corruption,” Zulfiqar ul Mulk, deputy district education officer, said.
The speakers said discussions on corruption were laudable because when people started condemning ills of society it showed their resolve to eliminate them from the society.
“A positive change in the minds of people brings a positive change in the society. We have to address the causes of corruption to ensure a corruption free society,” Rohul Ameen, a college teacher, said.
Speaking on the occasion, NAB’s deputy director Sadullah Khan said when people talked about corruption they meant illegitimate financial gains, but corruption had a wide meaning.
“If a student does not study seriously and wastes time it is also a form of corruption. And if a government employee does not carry out his job in duty hours, it also amounts to corruption. Similarly, if a teacher does not teach in class, he is committing an act of corruption,” he said, adding, everything which interfered with natural process was corruption.
The NAB official said to curb corruption the Bureau had adopted three steps which entailed creating awareness about the menace, watching over the corrupt elements, and then nabbing them.
Fazal Hakim Khan, chairman of the District Development Advisory Committee, said the PTI-led government would not tolerate corruption in the province. “We have recovered over Rs6 billion from the corrupt elements during the anti-corruption drive.”
