The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) took Pakistan off its infamous 'grey list', four years after the country was put on it. The decision was taken at a two-day plenary session of the financial body, from 20-21 October in Paris, France.
Pakistan is expected to be taken off the Financial Action Task Force grey list at the global watchdog body’s plenary session in Paris this week, although it
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April 04, 2021 18:17 IST
Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar on April 3 handed down nine-year imprisonment to each five of them
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The ATC had sentenced the LeT founder Hafiz Saeed for a collective imprisonment of 36 years on terror finance charges under Sections 11-N of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 in five cases so far. File
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Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar on April 3 handed down nine-year imprisonment to each five of them
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced five leaders of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) to nine years of imprisonment each in a terror financing case.
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is set to review Pakistan’s progress on its action plan when the body meets for its three-day plenary meeting, staring on February 22. The upcoming meeting is expected to make a final decision on whether to keep Pakistan on its grey list or move it out.
FATF has given Pakistan ample time to make progress on the action plan handed to the country. The country was placed on the grey list in June 2018 for failing to implement effective measures to stop terror financing and money laundering in the country.
Over the last two years, Pakistan has made significant progress to address many legislative gaps and clamped down on militant groups that have risen on FATF’s agenda. In February 2020, the organization expressed reservations over “Pakistan’s failure to complete its action plan in line with the agreed timelines and in light of the terrorist financing risks emanating from the jurisdiction.” The FATF in its statement said it