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Show 17 In the biggest coup so far, 303 high-ranking civil were suspended on corruption charges in December by the mil! tary regime of Pakistan, The number of officials under was original 1,700, suspicion but the authorities were so appalled by this high figure that the list was pruned to the final 303. Had the ori number of accused been ginal suspended, only a handful of c1 viI servants would have been left to run each department, service officers Corrupt practices pervaded almost every section of the government in Pakistan from 1962-68 during the zenith of Ayub Khan" s authoritarian ten-year rule. The peopl,e were either made docile by doctored press releases and radio propaganda, or had been intimidated by hired thugs who were paid to silence dissidents.3) Another ordinance, the Elective Bodies was aimed at ordinance guilty under this Those found corrupt politicians, were Disqualification Ordinance, disqualified from political life for eight years. Many politicians opted to sign a written undertaking that they would retire completely from public life for five years rather than face prosecution under the ordinance. The Presiden t of appointed a number of special commissions composed specialists in their respective fields to report to him and his cabinet in writing their investigations and recommendations topics as Land Reforms, Tariffs and Taxation. dication. Most of these ordinances The Land Reform Act limited or were drafted into acts. ownership to a maximum of 500 acres of irrigated land, 1,000 acres of unirrigated land and 150 orchard. This resulted in in installments The landowners 2year maturity and the over a acres of 2.3 million acres of land being redistri buted to the tenants who wor4ed it. per cent bonds of such and Social Evils Era- reports, after review, legal do cum en ts and passed as on period of 25 tenants years.34 were paid in 4 paid for the land |
