ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the ethics laws and infrastructure of Pakistan, discussing various and laws and institutions. It provides an in-depth examination of several important cases of corruption in Pakistan. Ethics culture in Pakistan is extremely poor in terms of running the affairs of state. The ethical climate shows rampant corruption at all levels of social structure, particularly bureaucrats and politicians who, across political divides, have systematically used public resources for improper and illegal personal gain. Ethics training is given low priority in the content of the courses offered by the training institutions in Pakistan, as it is taken for granted that people have the knowledge of ethical values, owing to the fact that they are already sermonized by religious preachers in the Islamic code of conduct. Corruption is spread in public at large, irrespective of rich or poor segments of society, and corrupt bureaucrats may be admired by their colleagues for having acquired worldly wisdom, success, and prosperity.