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US team to grill Pakistan authorities on terror funding, money-laundering
[One Pakistan] A US Treasury delegation will call on senior Pak economic managers in Islamabad on January 9 to discuss money-laundering and forces of Evil funding issuesPakistain's Finance Ministry said the American delegation comprising about four to five officials would hold talks with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Pakistain's erstwhile current prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ... , Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and State Bank of Pakistain Governor Yaseen Anwar. The meeting comes amid Pakistain being under fire on the issue of money- laundering and forces of Evil funding since the 9/11 terror attacks on the US, The Dawn reports. Money- laundering is a punishable offence in Pakistain under the anti-money laundering ordinance promulgated in 2007, which prescribes a rigorous imprisonment term between one and 10 years and a fine of upto one million rupees and forfeiture of property. The State Bank of Pakistain has also directed all exchange companies to adhere to the anti-money laundering regime by submitting suspicious transactions directly to the Financial Monitoring Unit. Posted by: Fred 2012-01-08 |
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