Tag: FATF
Finance Minister & Chinese Ambassador discuss progress of CPEC
News Analysis | Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar was called upon by the Chinese Ambassador, Yao Jing, on Wednesday. The crux of the meeting revolved around...
Will Nawaz’s anti-state stance lead to his political suicide?
Aisha Saeed | On a cold November day of 2008, the Indian city of Mumbai echoed with bullet shots and blasts. The tragic ordeal lasted...
The Paris Meeting: Always a foregone conclusion for Pakistan?
Dr. Waqar Masood Khan | The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) was established by the G-7 Summit held in Paris in 1989.The...
Hafiz Saeed: Albatross around Pakistan’s Neck?
Dr. Moeed Pirzada | While FATF (Financial Action Task Force) proceedings at Paris, were non-transparent and Pakistan’s troubles at FATF are not single dimensional, perhaps...
CPEC in the eyes of an economic guru
GVS News | GVS: Will an over reliance on CPEC pay-off or will it hurt the Pakistani economy? There are two points here. First, what other...
The emerging National Security Challenges for Pakistan
Junaid Jhandad | There is a consensus among the scholars of security studies that “security is an essentially contested concept”. In an elementary term, it...
Pakistan: Hard choices ahead for a ‘Soft State’
Munir Akram | In his well-researched book, “A Hard Country”, Anatol Lieven attributed Pakistan’s survival from persistent internal and external crises to the extraordinary resilience...
JuD approaches LHC against ban by the federal government
News Analysis | Hafiz Saeed’s party Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against government’s ban on their welfare activities. The government banned...
Plight of rice exporters: Pakistan needs a new bank that deals...
News Analysis | Pakistan is an agriculture based economy since the majority of the population is, directly or indirectly, employed in the agricultural industry. It...
New initiatives required to enhance Pakistan’s economic diplomacy
News Desk | GVS sat down with Mr. Haroon Sharif to discuss the issue of Pakistan’s inclusion in FATF greylist and its economic performance under the...
Rise of authoritarianism in the world, will Pakistan follow suit?
News Desk | The twenty first century has seen the rise of authoritarian governments throughout the world. Western countries and West dominated International organizations have...
Prime Minister Abbasi nominates a young corporate figure Ali Jahangir Siddiqui...
News Analysis | Using his prerogative, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi nominated Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States of...
Government deliberately ignored the brewing FATF Imbroglio?
News Desk | GVS sat down with Dr. Mohammad Zubair Khan to discuss the issue of Pakistan's inclusion in FATF greylist. Dr Zubair was former Commerce Minister,...
Pakistan’s new ambassador to US?
News Analysis | Ali Jahangir Siddiqui has been nominated as the new US ambassador by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The previous Ambassador, Aizaz Chaudhry’s...
Analyzing the dynamics of institutional imbalance in Pakistan
Farah Adeed | These are hard days for Pakistan. Pakistan is going to be placed in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-list in June this...
Pakistan’s foreign policy: A tale of blunders and missed opportunities
Hamza Liaquat | The recent FATF episode and vulnerability of Pakistan to international isolation is evident by unexpected moves of the iron brother of Pakistan,...
Pakistan to be placed on FATF’s grey list in June: Confirms...
News Analysis | Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal told media personnel during a press conference on Wednesday that Pakistan is to be placed...
The real reasons why Pakistan was put on the FATF ‘grey...
Junaid Ali Malik | The modern-day states are more concerned about their individual interests. United States of America claims to be the real champion of...
Did dropping Pakistan support lead to China becoming Vice President of...
News Analysis | India congratulated China on its election as vice-president of the global money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on February...
US official visits Pakistan in quest to improve relations after FATF...
News Analysis | In the latest development, a senior United States (US) National Security Council official has visited Islamabad in a low key affair aiming...
Is FATF a tool reflecting US, UK hypocrisy?
Waqas Shabbir | United Kingdom was an ally of the US when both countries put forward the motion to put Pakistan on the terror watch-list...
US to hold Islamabad accountable for its actions: White House
News Analysis | President Donald Trump is not satisfied with the progress made by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and the US is holding...
Pakistan will be on FATF Grey List – Confirmed
Editor GVS | Sources in Paris, have confirmed to GVS, that Pakistan indeed has been put on FATF Grey List and this will become operational...
Is Pakistan close to a Free Trade Agreement with the EU?
News Analysis | In a triumphant juncture for Pakistan, especially in the face of Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) sanctions, the European...
Economic impacts of Pakistan being placed on terror watch list
News Analysis | Seeking diplomatic success, Pakistan sent Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Miftah Ismail to attend the six-day meeting of Financial Action...
Why the US wants to put Pakistan on global terror-financing ‘watch...
News Desk | The US has presented a resolution seeking to place Pakistan on a global terror-financing ‘watch list’ which has been submitted to the...
