Tag: #FinancialActionTaskForce
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EU appreciates Pakistan’s commitment to continue the engagement with FATF to address all remaining issues
This opinion article has been shared by Muhammad Mustansar. Pakistan has made progress in countering terror financing and money laundering. The Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Laundering has improved Pakistan’s rating on 21 of the 40 technical recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) against money laundering and terror financing. The Asia Pacific Group…
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FATF meetings’ outcome shows Pak achievements on AML-CFT targets
This opinion article is by Dr. Saeed Ahmad Ali. LAHORE, Feb 27: The plenary discussions of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sessions are reflective of a significant achievement made by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government, by improving compliance with the Task Force recommendations about effectiveness of combating financing terrorism and anti-money laundering (CFT-AML) systems.…
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Senate Passes FATF Related Bill after Committee’s Report
The Senate has passed an FATF related bill after the committee’s report.
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NA Passes Five Government Bills Related to FATF
The national assembly has passed five bills by the government relating to FATF.
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Bilawal alleged, opposition was not taken into confidence on legislation
Islamabad, July 30 (Online Int’l): Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that an attempt was made to gain dictatorial powers in the name of Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The opposition was not taken into confidence on the legislation, the government has to play a responsible role on the FATF legislation.…
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Government Taking Steps to Remove Pakistan from FATF Grey List: Shibli Faraz
The government is taking steps to remove Pakistan from the FATF grey list.
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Financial Action Task Force and Pakistan: A brief history
This opinion has been shared by Ahmad Raza. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an international organization formed in 1989 to investigate terrorist financing, money laundering and other illegal activities that relates to the international financing system. Recently, they had taken the decision to place Pakistan on its global money-laundering watchdog’s grey list during the…