To mark the International Anti-Corruption day which falls in the month of December each year the Directorate of Student Affairs, Liaquat University of Medial & Health Sciences Jamshoro arranged an "Awareness Walk against Corruption" followed by a Seminar on "Role of Youth in Fighting against Corruption" at LUMHS Jamshoro.
While addressing the participants the Vice Chancellor LUMHS Prof Bikha Ram Devrajani expressed that engaging the youth is essential for success in curbing corruption as they are generally more open to social change and political transformation. Foremost it is important that youth understand that good governance can only be attained if corruption is addressed. They need an understanding of the rules of governance which include accountability, transparency and integrity. These are principles which need to be inculcated in the youth so that they grow up to be honest future leaders.
He added that corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability.
He further expressed that youths should understand corruption, speak out against it and guard each other against it by organizing for the dissemination of civic education on corruption. Young people have good exposure to the internet and social media, they can use such platforms to learn more about corruption and to share ideas as how to prevent and combat it.
The Chief Guest Fayaz Hussain Abbasi Director Anti corruption Sindh expressed that the international campaign against corruption focuses on how corruption undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to human rights violations, distorts markets, erodes quality of life and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish.