Task force to check money laundering.

LAHORE -- A 14-member provincial Anti-Smuggling Task Force comprising all law enforcement and security agencies was constituted here on Thursday to control money laundering, hundi business and human and narcotics trafficking.

The first-ever such force was constituted under directions from the federal government at a meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Azam Suleman here at Civil Secretariat.

An official said the federal government was worried about money laundering which was not only damaging national economy, but was also being used to sponsor terrorism, narcotics and human trafficking and other crimes.

The chief secretary will be convener of the committee which comprised chief collector customs (Enforcement), Punjab (co-convener), additional chief secretary (home), inspector general of police, Pakistan Rangers director general, Punjab, fisheries, representatives of 4 Corps and MO...