Pakistan NAB performance / Mongolia political official criteria / Afghanistan armed forces issue

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PM expresses satisfaction over performance of NAB, Punjab Anti-Corruption Department.  “Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed satisfaction over the performance of Punjab Anti-Corruption Department and the National Accountability Bureau in the recovery of plundered amount. In a series of tweets…he said Punjab anti-corruption department has recovered two hundred and twenty billion rupees in the last 31 months of present government.”

Radio Pakistan: http://www.radio.gov.pk/26-05-2021/pm-expresses-satisfaction-over-performance-of-punjab-anti-corruption-department-nab 

 

Mongolia: MP submits draft law to establish criteria for political officials’ appointment.  “One of the criteria states that the political official shall not be linked with corruption or misconduct... Thus, setting criteria for political officials will intensify Mongolia's fight against nepotism and cronyism and can make a valuable contribution to effective anti-corruption activity.”

Indepdent Authority Against Corruption of Mongolia: https://www.iaac.mn/news/mongolia-mp-submits-draft-law-to-establish-criteria-for-political-officials-appointment/

 

Afghan Forces Struggle, Demoralized, Rife With Corruption.  “Within the Afghan army, soldiers complain of substandard equipment, even shoddy basic items like army boots that fall apart within weeks because corrupt contractors used inferior material.”

Kathy Gannon/The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/afghan-forces-struggle-demoralized-rife-with-corruption/   

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