Pakistan, Feb. 22 -- One of the major companions and helpers of corruption - an illness eating away the substance of the Pakistani state, its institutions, and its people - is perjury. The meaning of perjury is to lie in court under oath. The giving of false evidence is already a criminal offense in Pakistan punishable by law. According to the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), a person giving or fabricating false evidence is liable to be punished with imprisonment for life or with rigorous imprisonment, extending ten years, and also liable to being fined. In capital cases, punishment for false testimony can extend to life imprisonment. Hence there is an impression that the problem has been identified by the judicial system and relief has been mete...