Introduction of Dr. Isrār Aḥmad
Dr. Isrār Aḥmad was born on 26th April, 1932A. D/1350A. H. in Ḥiṣār District (India). He was an active member and General Secretary of The Muslim Students Federation for the period 1945-46 A. D. He stood first in Matriculation Exam in 1366A. H/1947A. D in District Ḥiṣār attaining 4th position among the Muslim students of Punjāb. During schooling, he was greatly inspired by the poetry of ‘Allāma Muḥammad Iqbāl (d:1357A. H/1938A. D) and picked up the will to strive for the renaissance of Islām. In Oct-Nov 1947A. D, he came over to Pākistān with a caravan undertaking a tiresome journey of twenty days by traveling on foot. In 1368A. H/1949A. D, he passed F. Sc. from Government College Lāhore, securing 4th position in Punjāb University. He did his MBBS from King Edward Medical College, Lāhore in 1374A. H/1954A. D. Dr. Isrār established the Qur’ān Study Circle and Islamic Hostel at Montgomery (Sāhīwāl) in 1960-61A. D. In 1962A. D, he performed his first pilgrimage with his parents. He passed his M. A. (in Islāmic studies) from Karāchī University in 1965A. D securing 1st position. Thereafter, he set up a private clinic and Qur’ānic Circle at Lāhore. In 1391A. H/1971A. D, he proceeded again for the pilgrimage. It was that period of time when he decided to give up the medical practice and dedicate the rest of his life to serving Dīn. In 1972A. D, Dr. Isrār Aḥmad established Central Anjuman Khuddām al-Qur’ān at Krishan Nagar in Lāhore to propagate the teachings of the Qur’ān. In 1975A. D, he founded an organization with the name of Tanẓīm-e-Islāmī for the supremacy and establishment of Dīn. In the times of President General Ẓiā al-Haq (d: 1409A. H/1988A. D), Dr. Isrār Aḥmad was nominated as...
The religion of Buddhism attributed to Siddhartha Gautama (563-482 B.C). Afterwards he came to be known by the name of "Buddha"(mean: awakened). The religion he founded stressed on universal compassion and monasticism. His concept of compassion flowing freely towards all creatures or all living being. That is why, Buddha has forbidden all kind of wars, battles and conflicts as they cause ferocity or bloodshed. When Emperor Asoka (273-233 B.C.) accepted Buddhism as a true believer, then he set up good examples of piety, sympathy and compassion. If we look all around the modern age of Buddhism, they put off the peace living teachings of Gautama. The obvious example of that conduct is oppressive attacks on Rohingya Muslims. Since the £2012, (when the conflicts started between the Rohingya Muslims and the extremist Buddhist) innumerable Muslims are killed, mosques, houses and villages are being set on fire and destroyed.
Money laundering emerged as a global crime. It has the ability to ruin not only the economies, financial institutions but has the power to destabilize political governments and ignite terrorist activities. Decades ago Money laundering was no where on the scene but it doesn’t mean that it wasn’t there. On account of globalization, integration of financial markets and incident of 9/11 the dynamics and implications of money laundering caught the attention of international Regulators. The purpose of this dissertation is to identify various Anti-money laundering regimes, their policies, significance and impact of these regimes for Pakistan and its financial sector. To counter this global menace, active approach at international level was required besides well- coordinated measures at national level. This dissertation discusses various international regimes like UNO, IMF, WB, Wolfsburg, IOSCO, IAIS and FATF etc. that have come up with techniques to check and control this global crime on one hand and also provide technical and financial assistance to member countries for collaborative efforts to curb money laundering activities that has no national boundaries. Being strategically located Pakistan is also one of the victims of money laundering and terrorist activities therefore; compliance to International standards has not only international but also national significance. Pakistan has taken legislative, legal, administrative and regulatory measures to comply with international standards. The significance of international anti-money laundering regimes for Pakistan cannot be ignored as adhering to their guidelines has enabled financial sector of Pakistan to adopt prudential regulations to manage operational, legal, credit and reputational risks. Finally the dissertation concludes with recommendations for bringing further improvement in the measures taken by Pakistan to combat money laundering with emphasis upon controlling the sources of dirty money, implementation of Good Governance, respect for writ of judiciary , public awareness programmes to encourage home remittances through legal channels and overall understanding of socio-cultural values of societies for effective international co-ordination and convergence of policies to combat money laundering for strong global economy and lasting peace among nations.