Take A Look At The One Of The World’s Most Corrupt Militaries — The Pakistan Army
By: Gunkaar Singh
Tags: Military, India, Pakistan, Army, Corruption

Take A Look At The One Of The World’s Most Corrupt Militaries — The Pakistan Army Gunkaar Singh Jan 14, 2020·2 min read

The Power

Pakistan Army is one of the world’s most corrupt militaries, and they are known to be even more powerful than the Pakistan government.

The military works independently and always have the last call in any of their decisions. The government can only ask them to do something, the army has the power to decide to act.

It is said that they have control of all the economic activities taking place in Pakistan, hence they have such a strong foothold.

The Military Runs Its Own Businesses

Quartz India says,

In July 2016, the Pakistani senate was informed that the armed forces run over 50 commercial entities worth over $20 billion. Ranging from petrol pumps to huge industrial plants, banks, bakeries, schools and universities, hosiery factories, milk dairies, stud farms, and cement plants, the military has a finger in each pie and stands today as the biggest conglomerate of all business in Pakistan. However, the jewels in their crown are the eight housing societies in eight major towns where prime lands in well-manicured cantonments and plush civil localities in the possession of these societies are allotted to military personnel at highly subsidised rates. Even military awards are linked with the grant of farm lands and housing plots to military personnel.

Common Corruption Practices

If you were to get your paycheck after trading with the Army, you are highly likely to bribe them to get your task done.

If you were to sue them, the court cases will keep dragging for years, only ending with you giving up.

Not Co-operating With The Government

The military refuses to co-operate with their government and constantly creates problems for them.

The military keeps flourishing with most of its generals being super-rich running business chains and ex-chiefs settled abroad, looting their own people.

Picking Fights

Every time Pakistan Government has extended a friendly hand to India, in the next upcoming days the military attacks at the borders. India boycotts and condemns Pakistan Government on its shameful act, while the latter doesn’t really have to do much with the attacks. It is a pattern working for years.

The Pakistan Army knows that with the new Imran Khan government in place, there is a great chance that they would cut a huge part of their fundings.

So they attack thinking India will strike back. It builds tension amongst the two nations, and the government cannot cut fundings at such time.

Funding Terrorism

The Army is known to have sheltered terrorist camps in training in Pakistan and has always denied having terrorists on the surface of their country, which India recently proved wrong with Balakot Strikes.

All This Is Just A Tip Of An Iceberg

They have been known to sell lands awards to them for their services to civilians at huge prices. The corruption is on a completely different scale, with no solution in sight.

The Pakistan Army has established itself as a super-powerful unit in Pakistan that cannot be thrown or be controlled even by the government and continues to hinder Pakistan’s development.