Pakistani team to meet Anna for tips on anti-graft campaign

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Social activist Anna Hazare, who led one of India's biggest mass movements against corruption, will receive a Pakistani delegation at his home in Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra, on Wednesday to seek his opinion on starting a similar drive in their country. The delegation constitutes three legal experts, including former Pakistan law minister Iqbal Haider.

The meeting has been organised by the NGO Sarhad.

"The delegation will meet Anna Hazare at 1 pm and discuss starting a similar movement in their country because both have similar problems of corruption and terrorism," Sanjay Nahar, who heads Sarhad, told IANS.

"We want to take his views on how this movement can be started in Pakistan," he added.

Hazare went on a 12-day fast in the capital last month demanding a strong anti-graft bill, attracting the support of massive crowds.

 

[Black Widow]

Bravo, I want corruption free ASIA. Hope the Anna mania turn into Pakistan soon...

 

[jha]

Bravo, I want corruption free ASIA. Hope the Anna mania turn into Pakistan soon...

Lets start with India and see if it works...

 

[Dash]

We need to first make it a bill first and enforce it to see it works for us...

 

[perplexed]

Who can guarantee that Anna equivalent in Pak won't be gunned down by army ? Like that reporter was gunned down some months ago ?

reason for apprehension : almost everything in PAK is controlled by the army or are under of ex-military contacts. So corruption in pak == Ex-army. They have a good reson to gun him down in broad day light..

 

[harpoon]

Satyagraha will only work in a mature democratic society. The same cannot be said about Pakistan.