Red Flags Indicators for Financing and Facilitation of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) and Returnees

Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) Government of Pakistan 2nd Floor, SBP Main Building, I.I Chundrigar Road, Karachi FMU-Circular No. 01 of 2022 February 24, 2022 All the Financial Institutions All the Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) Dear Sirs/ Madams, Red Flags Indicators for Financing and Facilitation of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) and Returnees In terms of Section 7 (1) of Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010, the reporting entities including financial institutions and DNFBPs are required to promptly report Suspicious Transactions Reports (STRs) to Financial Monitoring Unit for potential Money Laundering (ML) / Terrorism Financing (TF) / Proliferation Financing (PF) related activities. 2. In order to identify a suspicion that could be indicative of potential activity related to financing of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), FMU has prepared the attached “Typologies and Red Flags for Financing and Facilitation of Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Returnees in Southeast Asia” for reporting entities. Encl: “Typologies and Red Flags for Financing and Facilitation of Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Returnees in Southeast Asia” Yours truly, Sd/- (Samina Chagani) Deputy Director Copy to: 1- The Governor, State Bank of Pakistan 2- The Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan 3- The Chairman, National Saving AML / CFT Supervisory Board 4- The Director General, Directorate General DNFBPs, FBR 5- Secretary Law, Ministry of Law and Justice 6- The President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) 7- The President, Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) Phone +92 (21) 99221508 Fax: +92 (21) 99221512