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GILGIT: A private bank in Gilgit-Baltistan has frozen the bank account of a female teacher under Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Countering Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) regulations due to the inclusion of her husband’s name in Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
Nishat Perveen, who served as an Assistant Education Officer (AEO) in the Tangir area of the Diamer district, is the wife Awami Action Committee (AAC) Vice-chairman Javed Naji, who is among seven individuals placed in the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, in July last year.
The ACC is an alliance of political, religious, and nationalis parties that advocates for the rights of Gilgit-Baltistan.
In a letter sent to Perveen by the private bank, it was stated that her account was frozen due to her husband’s inclusion in Schedule-IV, restricting transactions from his account to hers.
“It was identified that on the same day of Javed Naji’s enlistment, an incoming IBFT transaction was credited to your account.
Upon investigating the transaction details, it was found that the amount was transferred from your husband’s account,” the letter from the private bank stated.
The bank clarified that the action to block her account was taken in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
