IMF flags gaps in Pak corruption detection

ISLAMABAD:

The identification of politically exposed persons remained uneven and there were insufficient corruption-specific red-flags that could detect misuse of the public office in Pakistan, according to initial findings by a corruption diagnostic assessment mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The IMF has shared the draft observations along with recommendations with the government, giving Islamabad an opportunity to review these before the Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment report is released by the end of this month, sources told The Express Tribune.

"The effectiveness of the politically exposed persons' identification remains uneven across sectors due to limited access to comprehensive data, absence of automated screening tools in smaller institutions, an