'Government go-slow', as Pakistan's anti-corruption drive bites


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  • Thursday, 04 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: A logo of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is seen on the main entrance of their office in Karachi, Pakistan September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An anti-graft crusade promoted by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has led to swathes of arrests of politicians, but critics say the economy is suffering as vital projects are put on hold by officials fearful of being caught up in the dragnet.

Khan won power last year vowing to root out corruption among what he cast as a venal political elite and views the probes into veteran politicians - including jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif and ex-President Asif Ali Zardari - as long overdue.

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