: The federal government on Monday announced the freezing of accounts and seizure of assets linked to organisations banned by the UN Security Council (UNSC). The Foreign Office in a statement said that the government had issued the United Nations Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order, 2019 in accordance with the provisions of Pakistan’s United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Act, 1948. “Over the years the sanctions regime of the United Nations Security Council have evolved. In Pakistan, such decisions of the Security Council are implemented through the United Nations Security Council Act (UNSC), 1948. During the huddle, the interior ministry directed all provincial governments to “speed up” action against banned organisations, a spokesperson for the ministry said.

Source: The Express Tribune March 04, 2019 20:15 UTC