2007-10-04
The Federal Government formally enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance, 2007, effective from October 4, 2007. Pursuant to this Ordinance, the Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) was established under the State Bank of Pakistan. Additionally, a National Executive Committee was constituted, chaired by the Federal Minister for Finance or Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, to oversee Anti-Money Laundering operations.