Pakistan loses four points on graft perception ranking - Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been ranked 124 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020 released on Thursday by the Transparency International, as the country’s score has lowered to 31 from 32 out of 100 from the last year. Pakistan’s ranking in 2019 was 120 among 180 countries and its rise to 124 indicates that the perception of corruption in the public sector has slightly worsened. The country has also scored less than last year in two categories, Rule of Law Index and Varieties of Democracy, due to which Pakistan’s score in CPI 2020 has been reduced by one. The ...