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US blacklists four Pakistanis for money laundering

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ANI Washington [USA]

The United States has blacklisted four Pakistanis and banned their companies on charges of money laundering.

According to details, Obaid Khanani, Huzaifa Khanani, Javed Khanani and Atif Polani were blacklisted by the United States of America on Tuesday, reports The News.

The companies operated by the four of them were also blacklisted by the United States Treasury Department as it was alleged that these companies used to launder money of drug dealers.

These companies have been set up in Pakistan and UAE. It was alleged that the companies laundered money for criminals based in China, Mexico and Columbia.

Obaid Khanani is the son of Altaf Khanani, who is currently under arrest in America on charges of laundering money for the Taliban.

 

Javed Khanani is his brother while Huzaifa Khanani is his nephew.

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First Published: Oct 15 2016 | 8:46 AM IST

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