India, Nov. 25 -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has revealed what the world knew all along, albeit now in details - corruption runs deep in Pakistan and percolates from the highest echelons of power. The IMF's latest Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report is critical of Pakistan's ruling elite, exposing a system so deeply compromised that corruption has become a way of life in a state where the army has its teeth in everything.
The report highlights the systematic takeover of state functions by a privileged few who extract benefits while the country sinks deeper into crisis. According to the IMF, corruption in Pakistan is driven by people who are at the helm of affairs and manage Pakistan's economic and political landsca...