Pakistan goes down to 34th from previous 42nd rank in a global list of perceived corruption published on Tuesday by watchdog Transparency International. Corrupt practices have increased in the country, the Transparency International said. Iraq and Afghanistan came near the top of the global list. Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in TI's annual survey scored worse than average on the scale, which ranges from zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (perceived to have low levels of corruption). "The results indicate a serious corruption problem," the Berlin-based anti-sleaze body said. "Allowing corruption to continue is unacceptable; too many poor and vulnerable people continue to suffer its consequences around the world," said TI's president Huguette Labelle. <via>
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