Opinion Documenting economy To achieve financial inclusion-related objectives National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) was launched by... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Opinion Amendment in FATF Recommendation 23 Recommendation 18 of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requires that financial institutions should implement... Updated 03 Dec, 2021 05:25am
Opinion Regulating emerging technologies—II As per the Chainalysis adoption index for the market share of the investment in VAs, Pakistan is ranked as third in... Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am
Opinion Regulating emerging technologies—I The technological landscape has changed massively in the last few years and this has also transformed the financial... Updated 26 Nov, 2021 06:09am
Opinion Institutional challenges The majestic architecture of a state stands with the support of three main pillars, namely, Legislature, Executive,... Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am
Opinion FATF: no respite for Pakistan Once again, our efforts towards the fulfillment of the agenda of Finical Action Task Force (FATF) have fallen short... Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am
Opinion PTI's manifesto: a betrayal of document? We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our ... Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am
Opinion Compounding economic ‘crisis’ Rising need of petroleum and its heavy taxation leaves the common man stripped of his earnings, and renders the ... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 04:46am
Opinion Leaks and challenges-II White collar crime investigations need special expertise to deal with different nature of financial crimes. However,... Updated 16 Oct, 2021 01:23pm
Opinion Leaks and challenges—I The selective criteria of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in listing countries with strategic deficiencies ... Updated 15 Oct, 2021 09:33am
Opinion Road-map for Afghanistan The global war on terror fought under the command of the United States of America (USA) in Afghanistan is expected ... Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am
Opinion FBR under cyberattack-II: Wake-up call Interestingly, FBR is not only collecting taxes but is also responsible for dealing with Anti-Money Laundering and... Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am
Opinion FBR under cyberattack—I: Wake-up call The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex federal revenue collection body, is entrusted with the responsibility ... Updated 19 Aug, 2021 02:08pm
Opinion Our national priorities The claws of corruption have engulfed us, and its force is getting stronger with each passing day. Although the... Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am
Opinion Countering corrupt practices Corporations around the world use bribery and demonstrate other unethical behaviours to generate business from local... Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am
Opinion The FATF challenge The importance of risk-based approach in curtailing the movement of illicit flows of funds is paramount. The... Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am
Perspectives Pakistan’s Archaic Approach to Addressing FATF Mandates Pakistan’s struggle to remove itself from the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring is yet to end. We ... Published 16 Nov, 2020 10:24am
Perspectives Pakistan’s long road towards FATF compliance It’s been more than two years since Pakistan was placed on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list for the... Published 13 Oct, 2020 03:57pm
Capacity-based model transition to take-and-pay model: 24 conditions proposed to strike new deals between govt, IPPs