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Pakistani newspapers on Saturday carried advertisements listing 72 groups, including Jamat-ud-Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Jaish-e-Muhammed banning aid to them.
FATF: looking into the crystal ball
Pakistan has shown progress on the FATF action plan in the last 18 months and is now very close to the finish line
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On February 22, as Pakistani officials joined the FATF’s virtual plenary session, they probably knew in their hearts that Pakistan was still away from an exit from the grey list, yet they took comfort in knowing that Pakistan has successfully dodged the threat of blacklisting, which could have been catastrophic for the country. Only a few months ago, the concluding statement of the FATF’s October plenary session had already indicated a change of heart in the global watchdog, as it confirmed that Pakistan had successfully completed 21 out of 27 actions. It was the first time since Pakistan’s blacklisting in 2018 that the official FATF statement did not carry an ultimatum. The run-up to the February
Pakistan could remain on FATF grey list as France, EU nations want it to do more against terror
The FATF Plenary, which is highest decision-making body of terror financing watchdog, will be taking its final decision on Pakistan Thursday.
Younas Khan 25 February, 2021 9:08 am IST Text Size:
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Paris: Pakistan is likely to remain in the grey list of the Paris-based terror finance watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for now.
While Islamabad was hoping to come out of the grey list in the ongoing February Plenary, France, sources said, has recommended status quo.
According to highly placed sources, other European countries back France’s view that Pakistan should stay on the grey list until it complies with all the 27 parameters set by the watchdog to crack down on terror financing.
Anti Pak protests in Paris
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is set to decide whether or not Pakistan will be added to its blacklist. In light of this, dissidents from Baloch, Hong Kong, Pashtun, Tibet and Uyghurs from East Turkestan already started protesting outside the FATF Headquarters in Paris, demanding that Pakistan be blacklisted so it can stop funding terrorist organisations.
Protest organizers said that while Pakistan had been repeatedly adopting the tactic of showcasing taking action against terror financing by placing senior terror group leaders under arrest ahead of FATF plenaries, those UN listed entities, like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (now rebranded as Jamat ud Dawa -JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) continued to function freely in the country, including collecting funds.