Govt cracks down against money laundering: Minister

ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (APP):Federal Minister for Interior, Brig (Retd) Ejaz Shah on Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government had launched a massive crackdown against money laundering. Despite pressure, the present government had also decided to control all schools of religious seminaries of defunct organizations, he said while talking to a private news channel programme. The past rulers were responsible for damaging the country, he stated. The minister …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (APP):Federal Minister for Interior, Brig (Retd) Ejaz Shah on Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government had launched a massive crackdown against money laundering.

Despite pressure, the present government had also decided to control all schools of religious seminaries of defunct organizations, he said while talking to a private news channel programme. The past rulers were responsible for damaging the country, he stated.

The minister said that Pakistan was not a place for any terrorist activity, adding that the world had changed after 9/11.

About former President Asif Ali Zardari, he said the leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, was in jail due to solid evidence against him.

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