Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, or SECP's "Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Regulations, 2018" is a framework designed to comply with the Financial Action Task Force's recommendations.
Residents of Afghanistan’s restive, teeming capital have struggled for years with terrorist attacks, a lack of services, a booming population, clogged traffic, and toxic air.
Authorities in Afghanistan say some 13 million Afghans in 20 provinces are affected by drought.
Pakistan’s farmers are struggling to bring in a harvest as the country’s weather patterns change as a result of climate change.
Pakistan's economy is growing by 5.8 percent this fiscal year, the fastest pace since 2005, aided by structural reforms and China's new Silk Road project, the government estimates.
Afghans heading to take part in the opium harvest tell RFE/RL they have no other way of making a living. Afghanistan is the world's biggest poppy producer.
Frustrated by power cuts caused by Taliban attacks on far-away transmission towers, a growing number of Kabul residents are calling on the government to heed a Taliban demand for electricity in areas under the militant group's control.
Leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan said a new pipeline being built between their countries is the start of a major new energy, road, and communications corridor connecting Central Asia with South Asia.
Pakistan will be put back on a terror financing watch list by June if it does not take further action against militants operating within its borders, media are reporting.
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