Pakistan interior minister urges FIA to intensify crackdown against money launderers

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered a “comprehensive crackdown” against money launderers and human smugglers, his ministry said on Sunday amid Islamabad’s efforts to curb financial corruption and illegal migration.

The directives from Naqi came as he visited the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Karachi Zone and held a special meeting to review the institution’s performance.

‎“Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered a comprehensive crackdown against the money-laundering mafia and directed that major money launderers be dealt with firmly,” the ministry said.

“He instructed that the entire money trail of those involved in money laundering be exposed.”