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848National Bank of Pakistan fined $55.4 million by United States
Following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s impactful visit to Russia, US regulators have penalized the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) $55.4 million for...
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Pakistan to officially register freelancers to end money laundering
The government to officially register freelancers due to money laundering fears, the Senate Committee on Information and Telecommunication was informed. A meeting...
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Suisse Secrets: Massive leak exposes how Credit Suisse served strongmen and spies
The Independent Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, which uncovers crime and corruption, has announced the release of an exposé named “Suisse...
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Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies in 2021
According to a report released on Wednesday by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up 30%...
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Pandora Papers: PM Imran Khan pledges to ‘investigate wrongdoing’
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government will investigate individuals linked to the massive Pandora Papers leak on hidden global wealth....
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‘Some forces’ using FATF grey list to pressurise Pakistan: FM
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi believes that ‘some forces’ were trying to maintain pressure on Pakistan by keeping it on the FATF...
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No justification to keep Pakistan on FATF grey list: Qureshi
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has no justification to keep Pakistan on its grey list, the country has completed the FATF’s technical...
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UK adds Pakistan to its list of 21 high-risk countries over terror financing
Pakistan has been added to the UK’s list of 21 high-risk countries with unsatisfactory money laundering and terror financing controls. This list...
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Punjab registers 2,500 Non-Profit Organizations to avoid FATF blacklist
Punjab Home Department has registered Around 2,500 Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) and another 5,300 NPOs had applied for registration with Punjab Charity Commission...
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Court grants 7-day physical remand of software house CEO, others in FIA custody
A court on Thursday remanded the CEO of Digitonics, a software house operating from Karachi, and seven others in the Federal Investigation...
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Pakistan Remains on FATF Grey List, Got Time Till Feb 2021 to Complete Action Plan
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday announced to keep Pakistan on the grey list till February 2021 after failing to...
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India orchestrating financial crimes, sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan
Foreign Office on Thursday said India and its intelligence agencies are involved in money laundering and other financial crimes for sponsoring terrorism...
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Shehbaz Sharif arrested in money laundering case after LHC rejects bail
President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Shehbaz Sharif has been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in the money laundering case after Lahore...
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Stolen assets of developing countries must be returned: PM Imran tells UN panel
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan urged the international community while addressing a UN panel to take “decisive actions” to counter illicit...
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FinCEN Files: Six Pakistani banks named in global money laundering list
A special investigation titled FinCEN Files was carried out by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and Buzzfeed News where it...
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Pakistan passes two key bills to get out of FATF grey list
Before the FATF review of Pakistan’s case, NA yesterday passed an Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and United Nations (Security Council) (Amendment) Bill,...
