By Hiran H.Senewiratne in The Islad, Nov 15, 2023The IMF in its latest report on Sri Lanka pointed out that corruption vulnerabilities are exacerbated by weak accountability by institutions, including the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), that have neither the authority nor the competency to fulfil their functions successfully, President’s Counsel Sarath Jayamanne said. “The IMF noted that the current governance arrangements have not established clear standards for permissible official behaviour,…
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By Ansar Abbasi in The News, November 08, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said the party is not going to fight with any state institution and there is no decision of contesting the upcoming elections with the narrative of civilian supremacy vs establishment. The PTI Information Secretary, Rauf Hasan, when approached by The News, distanced the PTI from party lawyer Barrister Gohar Khan’s statement that PTI’s narrative for the elections would be civilian supremacy vs…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 29, 2023The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday said it was seriously concerned about attacks and abuse on doctors and health workers involved in treating patients and vandalism in health institutions. In a statement, the constitutional body requested those involved in such incidents to refrain from attacking doctors and create an environment for seamless delivery of health services. Issuing a statement, Tikaram Pokharel, the spokesperson of the commission, said…
report in Pakistan Today, Sept 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar affirmed on Tuesday that the military will continue to play a significant role in the country’s politics unless civil institutions bolster their organisational capabilities. This persistent imbalance prompts military interventions in the daily affairs of the government, Kakar stated during an interview with TRT World. Kakar attributed this lopsided civil-military relationship to the long-standing deficiencies in civilian institutions over the past four…
by Zyma Islam in The Daily Star, Aug 16,Amidst a high alert for cyber-attacks by Indian hackers, both government and private institutions saw a number of such attacks, along with data leaks. Institutions exposed and hit with data leaks include the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh and Directorate General of Health Services. The ICB leak was significantly large as there was information of around 10,000 investors and investment applicants. The data also includes information about those…