Nigeria has launched an investigation into NGO funding following claims by US lawmakers that some organizations may be linked to terror financing. The Nigerian parliament has demanded 10 years' worth of financial records, while USAID has dismissed the allegations as baseless. NGOs are pushing back against the probe, calling it unfair.

Nigeria probes NGOs after US Republican's terror financing claim

Pakistan has been retained in the ‘grey list’ of the global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) over failure to address the remaining deficiencies in its financial system.

Global terror financing watchdog FATF retains Pakistan on ‘grey list’

The Lahore High Court has acquitted six senior leaders of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) in a terror financing case.

Pakistan court acquits Hafiz Saeed's aides in terror financing case

Germany on Wednesday banned a purported aid organisation, Ansaar International, accusing it of collecting donations to help finance terrorism worldwide. The prohibition came along with a series of raids on properties in ten states, with investigators also seizing items.

Germany bans fund-raising group over Islamist 'terror financing'

In a setback for Islamabad, the United Kingdom in its new amended regulations on money laundering and terror financing has listed Pakistan under high-risk states.

UK classifies Pakistan as 'high risk' state over money laundering, terror financing 

India has exercised its 'Right To Reply' at the United Nations. This comes in response to Pakistan's statement during the 43rd session of the UN Human Right's Council

India Exercises 'Right To Reply' at the UN

Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court on Wednesday convicted UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed in the terror-financing case. The court sentenced Saeed for five-years and three-months in two terror financing cases. Fine of 150,000 was also imposed on Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief. Saeed is the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and was arrested 16 times in the past and released every time.

Pak court convicts 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in terror financing case

An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Wednesday indicted Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed, on terror financing charges.

Pakistan court indicts Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in terror financing case

A Lahore court on Saturday deferred Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's indictment in terror financing case as co-accused Malik Zafar was not present at court.

Lahore court defers Hafiz Saeed's indictment in terror funding case 

The Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project must meet the highest standards for combating money laundering and terrorism financing if it is to get off the ground, a senior US Treasury official said on Tuesday.

Facebook's Libra has to build anti-money laundering, anti-terror financing design: US Treasury

Italy has issued arrest warrants for 10 people, including an imam, suspected of financing terrorism, prosecutors said Saturday. Eight of the suspects are of Tunisian origin and two are Italian.

Italy seeks 10, including Imam, on terror finance charges

Outgoing Financial Action Task Force (FATF) president, Marshall Billingslea, has hinted about the possibility to blacklisting Pakistan after the international financial watchdog's meeting in Paris.

FATF chief hints at blacklisting of Pak for terror financing

India on Saturday told Pakistan to take "credible, verifiable, irreversible and sustainable measures" on the "global concerns" related to "terrorism and terrorist financing" emanating from any territory under its control after Pakistan managed to survive the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklisting scare for the time being.

India tells Pakistan to take 'credible' measures on terror financing after FATF rap 

The Financial Action Task Force or the FATF will announce its decision on whether Pakistan will continue to remain on the grey list which is causing a loss of $10 billion to Pakistan's economy annually or will it be blacklisted.

Pakistan on grey list or black list? FATF to announce decision on Friday

India on Friday welcomed UN resolution to counter terror financing and said that utility of any council resolution will be in its implementation. Syed Akbaruddin, India's permanent representative at UN said: ''Specifically welcome the resolution of essential role of financial action task force.

India welcomes UN resolution on terror financing, says implementation is key  

Sources: Pak High Commission also involved in terror financing

Pakistan has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international terror financing watchdog, to remove India as co-chair of its Asia-Pacific Joint Group, its Finance Ministry said on Saturday.

Pakistan seeks India's removal from terror financing watchdog's review body to ensure 'fair process'

The Income Tax Department Wednesday said it conducted "sensitive search" that covered the head of a prominent organisation in connection with alleged terror financing and anti-national activities.

I-T Department searches premises of head of prominent organisation in Kashmir, Delhi in terror financing case

Saudi Arabia said it regrets the European Commission's decision to include the country in a blacklist of nations seen as posing a threat to the bloc because of lax controls against terrorism financing and money laundering, a statement published by Saudi Press Agency said early on Thursday.

Pak, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka in European Commission blacklist for terror financing, money laundering

PM Modi speaking at the informal BRICS meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit at Buenos Aires said terror and radicalisation were the biggest challenges facing the world.

G20: Need to tackle terror financing, strengthen FATF, says PM Modi at informal BRICS meet

After Pakistan has been dragged back to FATF grey list of terror financing, International rating agencies are going to downgrade Pakistan which will affect international transactions, foreign-exchange inflow, CAD, and Pakistan economy as a whole.

Opinion: Pakistan will face major economic loss after FATF puts it on grey list of terror financing

There are various terror financing channels operating between Pakistan and Afghanistan. These work openly in the disguise of charitable organisations and are protected by tribal laws.

Opinion: This is why Pakistan needs to be put on global terrorist financing watchlist

The FATF is an international policy-making and standard-setting body dedicated to combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Financial action task force puts Pakistan in the terror financing watch list: Sources

The central bank, on request from Pakistan's interior ministry, froze bank accounts worth Rs 400 million, including those of terror kingpins

Pakistan freezes bank accounts of Jaish chief Masood Azhar and 5,100 other terror suspects

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