| Pakistan: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Anti-Corruption Law | ||
| Indicators | Score | |
| 70 | Is there legislation criminalizing corruption? | 100 |
Indicator and sub-Indicator Details
| 70 | Is there legislation criminalizing corruption? | ||||
| 70a: In law, attempted corruption is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Section 19 and Section 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) deal with corruptions cases and attempted corruption. Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70b: In law, extortion is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Section 383 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70c: In law, offering a bribe (i.e. active corruption) is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Sections 418 through 422 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70d: In law, receiving a bribe (i.e. passive corruption) is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Section 418 to section 422 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70e: In law, bribing a foreign official is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Section 418 to Section 422 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70f: In law, using public resources for private gain is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Section 418 to Section 422 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70g: In law, using confidential state information for private gain is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Offences relating to documents, Section 465 to Section 469 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70h: In law, money laundering is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Section 489A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Anti- Money Laundering Ordinance 2007 Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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| 70i: In law, conspiracy to commit a crime (i.e. organized crime) is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Section 150 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Interview with Javed A. Khan, senior lawyer, Supreme Court, Peshawar, and ex-prosecutor, Police Department
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