Pakistan ranks 34th in global corruption index

War-torn states are still seen as being the most corrupt in the world, according to a new report from Transparency International. According to the report, corruption has increased in Pakistan as the country dropped to 34th from 42nd in the ranking of global corruption index. Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore maintained their top position on the list with scores of 9.3. They were followed by Finland, Sweden, Canada and the Netherlands while Afghanistan, Myanmar and Somalia came last with scores as low as 1.1. The US ranked 22nd on the list, down from 19th last year, with a score of 7.1 out of 10, compared with 7.5 in 2009, the Berlin-based corruption watchdog group showed in its Corruption Perceptions Index published today. Meanwhile, emerging economic powerhouse China is in 78th place. Countries that improved their rankings included Chile, Kuwait, Qatar, Ecuador, Jamaica and Haiti. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Madagascar and Niger also saw their scores decline on the index. This years index, which measures the perception of corruption in the public sector, showed that 132 of the 180 nations reviewed scored below five on a 0-to-10 scale, with 10 indicating the least corrupt, Transparency said. The index has become a benchmark gauge of perceptions of a countrys corruption, an assessment of risks for investors. Its an aggregate indicator that combines data from as many as 13 surveys and assessments from 10 independent institutions, including country experts and business leaders. The Correuption Perception Index 2010 can ve viewed at this link: http://transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/results Judiciary will not allow corruption in mega projects: NusratWhile talking to Dunya News, senior analyst Nusrat Javed said that it is true that corruption has increased in Pakistan but now the situation is changed in Pakistan as nobody can do corruption and escape freely. He said that higher judiciary will not allow corruption in mega projects.