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September 23, 2020

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Pakistani banks, MLOs mentioned in FinCEN leaks

Six Pakistani banks and the Khanani Money Laundering Organisation (MLO) have been named in the FinCEN files which comprise of leaked data from the US treasury regulator which implies global money laundering of $2 trillion between 1999 and 2017 via mainstream banks. More than 2,100 Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) had been shared by Buzzfeed News with the International Consortium of Investigative SJournalists (ICIJ) which exposed how the global financial system was unprepared against organised money laundering operations. Globally, Deutsche Bank facilitated $1.3 trillion worth of ‘suspicious’ transactions while JP Morgan Chase passed over $500 billion while flagging the transactions in

September 23, 2020

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WWE superstar The Rock breaks his own security gate

Famous WWE superstar turned Hollywood hero, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tore down the security gate at his home after it was unable to open due to a power outage that was inflicted upon by storms. The former wrestling champion shared a picture of the damage on Instagram and revealed the full story of what happened. He wrote: “Not my finest hour, but I had to go to work. We experienced a power outage due to severe storms, causing my front gate not to open. “I tried to override the hydraulic system to open the gates, which usually works when power

September 23, 2020

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TV anchor apologises live for false statements against Schon Group

KARACHI: MetroOne News anchor Alveena Agha has apologised on air in her own show personally and on behalf of the channel management for levelling false, derogatory and defamatory allegations against Schon Group. MetroOne decided to apologise live to set the record straight after replying officially on September 10, 2020 to a notice Issued by COC PEMRA in a complaint filed by Schon Group over the incorrect, false and derogatory statements issued by the channel’s anchor Alveena Agha.Schon Group was targeted in an unfair misinformation campaign since 2018 by various trolls and a few people in media. Copies of the complaint

September 22, 2020

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Shahbaz, Bilawal met army leadership before APC

LAHORE: PML-N President and Leader of the opposition Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that parliamentarians met with the military leadership ahead of the opposition parties’ all parties conference. Speaking with journalists on the premises of the Lahore High Court (LHC) where he arrived to seek extension in his interim bail in a money laundering case, he said: “Since word has got out about the meeting, I don’t deny it.” “15 parliamentary leaders [representing the opposition and the government] were present in the meeting with the army chief, during which the issue of Gilgit Baltistan came under discussion,” Shehbaz said. Claiming that the

September 22, 2020

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Pak Army soldier martyred by firing from Afghanistan border.

RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier Sabir Shah embraced martydom in a firing incident which came from across the Afghanistan border at a check post on Bajaur sector, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. According to ISPR, a check post on Bajaur sector was targeted from Afghanistan side last night, resulting in the martyrdom of sepoy Sabir Shah. The issue of border management has been raised multiple times with Afghanistan to stop Kabul government for curbing the use of its soil for attacks against Pakistan. Previously in August, a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was martyred and two sustained injuries

September 22, 2020

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Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, son appear before accountability court

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and his son Abdullah Khaqan appeared before the accountability court in Islamabad in an LNG supplementary reference. The hearing of LNG supplementary reference was heard by the accountability court’s judge Azam Khan. Abdullah Khaqan’s lawyer submitted power of attorney in the court. Previously, Abdullah Khaqan was stopped from travelling outside Pakistan. The judge questioned NAB’s prosecutor regarding the confirmation of foreign-based companies named in the corruption reference and timeframe for the submission of their compliance reports. The NAB prosecutor replied that all companies named in the reference were foreign and that it would

September 22, 2020

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Baldia Convicts sentenced to death

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court has awarded a death sentence to Rehman alias Bhola and Zubair aka Charya in Baldia factory fire case. The anti-terrorism court, in its verdict, acquitted MQM-P leader Rauf Siddiqui in the Baldia factory inferno case. The verdict was announced after eight years of the unfortunate incident that claimed hundreds of lives. Three gatekeepers of the factory, Fazal Mehmood, Arshad Mehmood, and Ali Mohammad, and manager Shahrukh were handed life imprisonment for abetment. Former in-charge of MQM’s Karachi Tanzeemi Committee Hammad Siddiqui and Ali Hassan Qadri have been declared proclaimed offenders over their consistent absence from the

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