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Cybercrime treaty: handle with care

EDITORIAL: A global instrument to fight digital crime can also widen the state’s reach. That is the core tension in...

Published 02 Nov, 2025 03:10am

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ASF foils major money laundering bid at Jinnah Airport

KARACHI: The Airport Security Force (ASF) has successfully thwarted a major money laundering attempt at Jinnah...

Published 23 Oct, 2025 07:54am

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Iran ratifies law to join UN convention against terror financing

TEHRAN: Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported...

Published 23 Oct, 2025 06:06am

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Laundering of Bahria Town funds abroad: Malik Riaz, son Ali declared POs in two cases

ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday declared property tycoon Malik Riaz and his son Ali Riaz Malik as proclaimed...

Published 17 Oct, 2025 08:13am

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Money laundering, other cases against HPL, bank staff: PAC panel directs FIA to submit details

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to provide details of...

Published 24 Sep, 2025 03:45am

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Probe into benami transactions, money laundering: FBR transfers spark controversy

KARACHI: Two senior Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials have been transferred from their posts in Karachi to...

Updated 11 Aug, 2025 04:13pm

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‘FIA has proof of Rs1.12bn money-laundering linked to Bahria Town’: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has revealed that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

Published 07 Aug, 2025 08:20am

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‘Money laundering’: Rs111bn penalty slapped on 13 solar firms

KARACHI: The Customs Adjudication Authority has imposed a crushing Rs 111 billion penalty against 13 fraudulent...

Updated 01 Aug, 2025 09:09am

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Terrorism and drug trade

“The black market, the informal financial system, porous borders, a permissive security environment, and...

Updated 26 Jun, 2025 11:43am

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UAE among countries EU plans to remove from ‘high-risk’ money-laundering list

The European Commission (EC) it set to remove the UAE from its list of high‑risk jurisdictions which have “strategic...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 03:40pm

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AML, CFT: IMF urges Pakistan to step up efforts

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Pakistan to take urgent steps to bolster its...

Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am

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Roadmap to crypto legalization—VI

The article is the final piece in a comprehensive series (Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization) outlining a...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

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GCDA job: IMF scoping team to confer with SC, JCP officials today

To be briefed on the procedure for the appointment of judges and the constitutional and legal matters

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 02:46pm

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EFS, money laundering: PCA South uncovers another Rs478m scam

KARACHI: Post Clearance Audit (PCA) South has uncovered another Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) and money...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 09:39am

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Intelligence-sharing: FD to ink MoU with FMU and FIU of Belarus

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division would sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Financial Monitoring Unit and...

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 09:35am

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Country urged to enhance AML/CFT framework

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan for continued enhancements in the Anti-Money...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:45am

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Fed terminates 2013 money-laundering enforcement action against Citigroup

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve announced on Tuesday that it had terminated a 2013 enforcement action it filed...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

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Rise in trade-based money laundering

EDITORIAL: An Asian Development Bank (ADB) report revealed that Pakistan’s monthly trade-based money laundering...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:33am

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Remittances galore from UAE

Despite the month-on-month decline in remittances in June and July this year, remittances have remained on the...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 06:44am

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Nine iron, steel importers laundered money

KARACHI: Some nine iron and steel importers have been caught in a massive money laundering worth a staggering Rs 9.7...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 04:23pm

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Global watchdog adds Monaco to money laundering ‘grey list’

PARIS: Global anti-money laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Friday it had added Monaco...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

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Turkiye removed from FATF money laundering grey list in boost to standing

ANKARA/PARIS: The international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Turkiye from its “grey...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:42pm

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Anti-money laundering watchdog FATF says India in compliance with its rules

NEW DELHI: A global anti-money laundering watchdog said on Friday that India had largely complied with its rules,...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:27pm

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Binance’s CEO Zhao faces sentencing over money laundering violations

NEW YORK: The former chief executive of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, could face years in...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

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Corruption, justice and accountability

Pakistan’s ranking on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), announced this week by the Berlin-based...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

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Malaysia halves jail sentence of ex-prime minister Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia halved the jail sentence on Friday of former premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 02:38pm

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Interview with Hazem Mulhim, CEO-Eastnets

‘Pakistan is an emerging and important market for the financial sector’ Hazem Mulhim is the founder and CEO at...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 07:15am

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PBA conducts training session on trade-based money laundering

KARACHI: Delivering upon its commitment to further strengthen the financial sector against local and global trade...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

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Solar panel scams: PCA facing hardships in pursuing probes

KARACHI: The Post Clearance Audit (PCA), South, Karachi is facing serious hardships in pursuing multiple major...

Published 26 Nov, 2023 03:31am

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Directorate of I&I: ‘IOs not following SOPs for issuing call-up notices to money launderers’

LAHORE: The Investigating Officers (IOs) of the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Inland...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am