FATF is pressuring many banks , to send letters to overseas Pakistanis to move their funds out of Pakistan , people who have traditionally kept money in Pakistan even after leaving Pakistan are getting letters sent from Pakistani Banks to declare their country residence and it's rubbing many overseas Pakistani the wrong way causing them to simply close out the accounts in Pakistan and not deal with monthly letters being sent to them I know I have seen those letters and accounts in Pakistan closed out
- The letters I saw were from Standard chartered Bank (Pakistani Branch)
Unfortunately because financial bodies do not protect citizen's rights
>Pakistani (Foreign) Bank sent letters to Pakistanis
>Pakistani oversea resident asks why are you sending me letter
>Bank says oh we need to comply with FATF we will collect your passport /citizenship info send it to your adopted country
>The letter sometimes are redirected to main branch and then Pakistani has to go to main branch in person to 20-30 min away monthly to pick up their mail (In over sea locations)
>So they simply visit Pakistan , close out their bank account Adios Amigos
For most Pakistanis the accounts were their funds kept in Pakistan , for possible retirement or money they could never move with them overseas when they migrated legally
The money from Swiss accounts won't ever come to Pakistan but I can assure you millions of Pakistanis will be moving or closing their Pakistan based accounts due to FATF
Pakistani TV channels are busy shinning Nawaz Sharif Testicles