ISLAMABAD, Quaid-e-Azam University is set to convene an international seminar on November 1, focused on the anticipated results of the Financial Action Task Force’s forthcoming on-site assessment of India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, as part of its continuing evaluation, a team from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international institution overseeing global money laundering and terrorist financing, will conduct an on-site review in India next month. This review will analyze India’s measures against money laundering and terror financing. Media reports suggest that India’s evaluation will revolve around 11 immediate outcomes stipulated by the FATF, encompassing rigorous anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing frameworks.
The seminar, organized by QAU’s School of Politics and IR Department, is expected to see participation from about 300 PhD students, esteemed journalists, and global delegates. Among the notable speakers slated for the event are Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr. Waqar Masood Khan, Professor Dr. Baqir Malik of Concordia University, Canada, President of the National Youth Alliance Kamran Saeed Usmani, Zee News analyst Dr. Raja Kashif Janjua, and UNODC National Consultant in Cybercrimes and Forensics Fateh ud din B. Mehmood.
Other speakers include Pakistan Bureau Chief of Almayadeen, Beirut, Baker Younis, Barra Khalid of Al Araby TV Channel, Qatar, and Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal of QAU.