Pakistan Improves Institutional Mechanism To Handle AML/CFT Issues
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published June 23, 2018 | 02:49 PM
The Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar said Friday that the Finance Ministry has improved institutional mechanisms for handling Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) issues.
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jun, 2018 ) :The Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar said Friday that the Finance Ministry has improved institutional mechanisms for handling Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) issues.
Chairing a meeting here Friday in the wake of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary meeting in Paris, the Minister expressed Pakistan's strong resolve to keep up efforts on counter financing of terrorism.
Foreign Minister, Abdullah Hussain Haroon and National Security Advisor Lt. General (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua, were also present on the occasion.
She added that the coordination between Central Bank, banking institutions and law enforcement agencies have also been strengthened to curb money laundering and terror financing.
She invited participants to share their views and suggestions to further strengthen measures and put in place a strong implementation mechanism in this regard.
The participants while underscoring Pakistan's resolve to further strengthen the AML/CFT regime emphasized and agreed on formation of a high level implementation committee to regularly oversee progress made by different agencies and departments engaged in the drive to counter financing of terrorism.
The meeting stressed inter-governmental cooperation as well as inter- agencies coordination for better results. The meeting was also briefed on the preparations by Pakistan's delegation scheduled to attend FATF meeting at Paris.
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