FBR uncovers Rs9.41bn wealth statement fraud, registers money laundering case Published 30 Sep, 2026 07:07pm Says taxpayer failed to explain source of funds when questioned
Money laundering threatens economic stability: NAB chief Published 03 Jul, 2026 07:09am ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lt-Gen Nazir Ahmed (Retd) on Thursday termed money...
PM orders probe into Rs120bn solar panel ‘over-invoicing’ Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted two high-powered committees to monitor disciplinary...
Money laundering, suspicious transactions: FIA registers cases against Dr Fazeela Abbasi Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has initiated legal action against Dr Fazeela Abbasi’s beauty...
Social media-driven money laundering Published 25 Mar, 2026 02:12am EDITORIAL: The government’s decision to launch a far-reaching crackdown on money laundering and Hawala-Hundi...
Cybercrime treaty: handle with care Published 02 Nov, 2025 03:10am EDITORIAL: A global instrument to fight digital crime can also widen the state’s reach. That is the core tension in...
ASF foils major money laundering bid at Jinnah Airport Published 23 Oct, 2025 07:54am KARACHI: The Airport Security Force (ASF) has successfully thwarted a major money laundering attempt at Jinnah...
Iran ratifies law to join UN convention against terror financing Published 23 Oct, 2025 06:06am TEHRAN: Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported...
Laundering of Bahria Town funds abroad: Malik Riaz, son Ali declared POs in two cases Published 17 Oct, 2025 08:13am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday declared property tycoon Malik Riaz and his son Ali Riaz Malik as proclaimed...
Money laundering, other cases against HPL, bank staff: PAC panel directs FIA to submit details Published 24 Sep, 2025 03:45am ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to provide details of...
Probe into benami transactions, money laundering: FBR transfers spark controversy Updated 11 Aug, 2025 04:13pm KARACHI: Two senior Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials have been transferred from their posts in Karachi to...
‘FIA has proof of Rs1.12bn money-laundering linked to Bahria Town’: Tarar Published 07 Aug, 2025 08:20am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has revealed that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...
‘Money laundering’: Rs111bn penalty slapped on 13 solar firms Updated 01 Aug, 2025 09:09am KARACHI: The Customs Adjudication Authority has imposed a crushing Rs 111 billion penalty against 13 fraudulent...
Terrorism and drug trade Updated 26 Jun, 2025 11:43am “The black market, the informal financial system, porous borders, a permissive security environment, and...
UAE among countries EU plans to remove from ‘high-risk’ money-laundering list Published 11 Jun, 2025 03:40pm The European Commission (EC) it set to remove the UAE from its list of high‑risk jurisdictions which have “strategic...
AML, CFT: IMF urges Pakistan to step up efforts Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Pakistan to take urgent steps to bolster its...
Roadmap to crypto legalization—VI Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am The article is the final piece in a comprehensive series (Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization) outlining a...
GCDA job: IMF scoping team to confer with SC, JCP officials today Updated 11 Feb, 2025 02:46pm To be briefed on the procedure for the appointment of judges and the constitutional and legal matters
EFS, money laundering: PCA South uncovers another Rs478m scam Updated 24 Dec, 2024 09:39am KARACHI: Post Clearance Audit (PCA) South has uncovered another Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) and money...
Intelligence-sharing: FD to ink MoU with FMU and FIU of Belarus Updated 26 Nov, 2024 09:35am ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division would sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Financial Monitoring Unit and...
Country urged to enhance AML/CFT framework Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:45am ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan for continued enhancements in the Anti-Money...
Fed terminates 2013 money-laundering enforcement action against Citigroup Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve announced on Tuesday that it had terminated a 2013 enforcement action it filed...
Rise in trade-based money laundering Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:33am EDITORIAL: An Asian Development Bank (ADB) report revealed that Pakistan’s monthly trade-based money laundering...
Remittances galore from UAE Published 13 Aug, 2024 06:44am Despite the month-on-month decline in remittances in June and July this year, remittances have remained on the...
Nine iron, steel importers laundered money Updated 10 Aug, 2024 04:23pm KARACHI: Some nine iron and steel importers have been caught in a massive money laundering worth a staggering Rs 9.7...
Global watchdog adds Monaco to money laundering ‘grey list’ Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am PARIS: Global anti-money laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Friday it had added Monaco...
Turkiye removed from FATF money laundering grey list in boost to standing Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:42pm ANKARA/PARIS: The international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Turkiye from its “grey...
Anti-money laundering watchdog FATF says India in compliance with its rules Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:27pm NEW DELHI: A global anti-money laundering watchdog said on Friday that India had largely complied with its rules,...
Binance’s CEO Zhao faces sentencing over money laundering violations Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am NEW YORK: The former chief executive of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, could face years in...
Corruption, justice and accountability Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am Pakistan’s ranking on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), announced this week by the Berlin-based...