News Release
Financial Sanctions: Al-Qa’ida and Taliban
19 August 2005
This news release is issued in respect of the financial measures taken against Al-Qa’ida and the Taliban.
The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty’s Treasury, issues this news release to advise that on 17 August 2005 the United Nations Sanctions Committee added a further entity to the UN Consolidated List maintained under Resolution 1390 (2002). The entity therefore falls within the UK financial sanctions regime under the Al-Qa’ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/111, as amended by S.I. 2002/251).
Financial institutions and other persons are required to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds, other financial assets, economic benefits and economic resources for the entity named below. If so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.
Entity
AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
a.k.a: (1) Akhtarabad Medical Camp (2) Al Akhtar Trust (3) Al-Akhtar
Medical Centre
Address: (1) Spin Boldak, Afghanistan (2) Gulistan-e-Jauhar,
Block 12, Karachi, Pakistan (3) ST-1/A, Gulsahn-e-Iqbal, Block
2, Karachi, Pakistan, 25300
Other Information: Pakistan regional offices in Bahawalpur,
Bawalnagar, Gilgit, Islamabad, Mirpus Khas, Tando-Jan-Muhammad.
Akhtarabad Medical Camp is in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan
Previous Notices and News Releases related to Terrorism, Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban and a consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to these and other UK financial sanctions regimes are available from the Financial Sanctions pages of the Bank of England’s website.
