Role of youth in fighting corruption
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“ROLE OF THE YOUTH IN COMBATING CORRUPTION”
“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.”
Kurt Cobain
Corruption is the main cause of nuisance around the world. By definition, corruption is misusing of the power for personal or private gain (Transparency International). Corruption stands for impairment of integrity, virtue or moral principle or inducement of wrong by bribery or other unlawful means. By every definition, corruption means the violations of the country laws, social and ethical norms. In short, it is the curse, which weakens the roots of a nation. The greatest wealth and strength of any nation is its youth. The future of a nation lies in the hands of its posterity. Benjamin Disraeli said,
“The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of
posterity.”
It is only due to courage, determination, and spirit of youth that a nation prospers and progress. Youth can play an important role in eradicating corruption, as they constitute more than half of the human population so there power is immense only if they realize it. Corruption is one of the massive problems confronting Pakistan. It has badly affected the state of economy, quality of standard and social justice available to the people. Corruption has eaten up the innocence of people belonging to all walks, sections and classes in the country. According to Transparency International world corruption report, 2011 Pakistan stands 42nd in ranking amongst the most corrupt nations in the world. Since its inception, Pakistan undergoes political instability due to corrupt leadership and dishonest politician. It was due to the agility of leaders, the romantic idealism of its youth and the diversity of its agro-climate conditions to defeat all odds. Today we need that kind of spirit in our youth to combat corruption in the country. The youth of any nation are its potential energy. They are the ones who are the pride of the nation. Unless tapped in the right way, this very energy of the youth can tip over the other side and become destructive and dangerous for the society. Youth is highly affected due to corruption; they are discouraged due to inequality and immorality in the society, non-availability of opportunities, breakdown of family values, unemployment, poor or inadequate education, so first they become victim of corruption and eventually become the corrupt. In order to remove all these malpractices