Pakistan removed from anti-terror watchdog FATF's grey list after 4 yrs
Oct 22, 2022, at 03:40 am
Pakistan has made its way out of the FATF grey list, four years after the global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering put the country under the organisation's close scrutiny for involvement in terror funding.
Pakistan lacking ‘effectiveness’ on four FATF-linked goals: Reports
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has rated Pakistan’s level of effectiveness as ‘low’ on 10 out of 11 international goals on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terror (AML/CFT), a move that may hit the South Asian nation.
Jun 26, 2022, at 03:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has sentenced top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Sajid Majeed Mir, who was the main handler in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, to 15 years in prison in a terror financing case, media reports said on Saturday.
FATF once again places Pakistan in grey list
Mar 05, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Paris/Islamabad/UNI/IBNS: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday retained Pakistan on the grey list, and asked it to work on taking forward Terrorist Financing investigations and prosecutions by targeting senior leaders and commanders of UN-designated terrorist groups.
Paris: Protest held outside FATF office calling to blacklist Pakistan
Feb 20, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Paris: A protest was held in France on Saturday near the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) office to urge the financial watchdog to place Pakistan on its blacklist, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan to remain in FATF grey list
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:26 am
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday announced that Pakistan will remain in the grey list, media reports said, giving jolt to PM Imran Khan-led government.
FATF to meet on Thursday to decide on Pakistan's status
Oct 19, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Paris/UNI: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, is set to meet on Thursday when it will decide whether to keep Pakistan on the grey list.
Pakistan remains on FATF grey list
Jun 27, 2021, at 04:45 am
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced that Pakistan will continue to remain on the watchdog's "increased monitoring list", also known as the grey list, till it addresses the single remaining item – financial terrorism - on the original action plan agreed to as well as all items on a parallel action plan handed out by the watchdog's regional partner – the Asia Pacific Group (APG) – in 2019.
FATF: Pakistan leaves loopholes in small saving schemes to help terror groups
Jun 27, 2021, at 02:17 am
A geo-political expert said Pakistan has left a loophole deliberately in the small saving schemes to help terrorist groups, many of whom enjoy the patronage of the state, to dodge the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) scrutiny.
No justification to keep Pakistan in FATF grey list: Foreign Minister
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:18 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has no justification to keep Pakistan on its 'grey list' as his country has completed all technical requirements prescribed by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.
No justification to keep Pakistan in FATF grey list: Foreign Minister
Jun 24, 2021, at 01:44 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has no justification to keep Pakistan on its 'grey list' as his country has completed all technical requirements prescribed by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.
Exiled dissidents demonstrate outside FATF HQ, demand moving Pakistan from grey to 'blacklist'
Jun 21, 2021, at 01:51 am
Paris: Exiled dissidents belonging to Baloch, Pashtun, Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Konger Communities demonstrated close to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) headquarter in Paris as they demanded the body to move Pakistan from the grey list to the blacklist.
Financial Action Task Force's regional arm retains Pakistan on 'enhanced follow-up' list
Jun 06, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) Asia Pacific Group (APG) has retained Pakistan on "enhanced follow-up" status after releasing it second follow-up report.
Pakistan needs more legislations to meet FATF benchmark before June deadline: Report
Mar 05, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan government will need to make further legislation on at least two counts to meet three outstanding benchmarks of the 27-point action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before the June deadline, media reports said.
FATF retains Pakistan in 'grey list', gives June deadline to implement action plan
Feb 26, 2021, at 06:15 am
Islamabad:Pakistan has once again been retained in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 'grey list', giving the south Asian nation yet another jolt on Thursday.
Exiled dissidents demonstrate outside FATF Paris hdqs demanding action against Pakistan
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:44 am
Paris: Around 30-40 exiled dissidents from Balochistan, Tibet, Hong Kong and of the Pashtun and Uyghur communities demonstrated outside the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) headquarters here on Saturday and urged action against Pakistan, media reports said.
All frenetic activity by Pakistan to conform with FATF recommendations is eyewash: Report
Feb 20, 2021, at 06:53 pm
Washington: A report has said all the 'frenetic activity' being undertaken by Pakistan to conform and comply with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations is nothing more than an 'eyewash'.
Armenian American diaspora demands FATF to put Pakistan in blacklist
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:04 am
The Armenian National Committee of America has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist Pakistan for 'terrorist financing'.
FATF: US President Joe Biden faces Pakistan challenge soon
Jan 28, 2021, at 07:10 pm
Islamabad/Washington: A geopolitical expert has warned that US President Joe Biden should not allow China to back Pakistan and help it in passing the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) test without much hindrance.
India targets Pakistan at UNGA for using pandemic to scale up cross-border terrorism
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:21 pm
New York: India has targeted Pakistan once again at the UNGA over the issue of terrorism and said the neighbouring nation has increased its support to cross-border terror amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pakistan: Imran Khan government gets flak from PPP for FATF verdict
Oct 25, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: While the Pakistan government has claimed the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s decision to keep the country in the grey list as a diplomatic victory, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has sought an explanation from it over the outcome.
Afghanistan lawmaker says Pakistan will not be able to escape FATF grey list
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:42 am
Kabul: A member of the Afghanistan Parliament has claimed that despite high diplomacy and other steps, Pakistan will still remain in the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey list.
Terrorism: FATF's Asia Pacific Group keeps Pakistan on 'Enhanced Follow-up List'
Oct 14, 2020, at 12:56 am
Islamabad: Pakistan received a jolt as the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has kept the country on "Enhanced Follow-up List" for its slow progress on the technical recommendations of the FATF to fight terror financing, media reports said.
FATF greylist: Pakistan 'hires' lobbyist firm for US bailout
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:25 am
Islamabad: Pakistan seems to have hired a lobbyist firm on the Capitol Hill to push a narrative favouring Islamabad with US President Donald Trump-led administration and get bailed out of the club of nations on the “grey list', just days ahead of the crucial Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting.
FATF meet: Pakistan record on 26/11 will be under scanner
Sep 23, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Islamabad: The deadline for Pakistan over the 'grey list' issue to be discussed in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting is drawing nearer and in such a scenario the country's actions against 26/11 attackers in India will be under the scanner as part of the 27-point action list it has been handed to complete, media reports said.
Pakistan making desperate attempts to misleadterror financing watchdog FATF as Oct deadline nears
Sep 23, 2020, at 06:39 pm
Pakistan seems to be racing against time as the October deadline set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to clean up its records on terror financing approaches, though Islamabad seems to be still trying to shield JuD chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba patron Hafiz Saeed.
Pakistan continues to provide VIP treatment to 21 dreaded terrorists: Reports
Sep 23, 2020, at 12:55 am
Islamabad: Despite Financial Action Task Force (FATF) challenge, Pakistan continues to provide VIP treatment to many terrorists, including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan-based Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorist Ranjeet Singh Neeta, media reports said.
Sep 23, 2020, at 12:35 am
Quetta: Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) spokesperson Gamshaad Baloch has said Pakistan is still promoting religious extremism in occupied Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, urging the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to not overlook the current wave of religious violence in the nation.
Ahead of FATF crucial meeting, Pakistan security officials kill 4 terrorists
Sep 15, 2020, at 01:42 am
Islamabad: Pakistan security officials have killed a terrorist commander and his three accomplices during an operation near the boundary of North and South Waziristan tribal districts on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan lashes out at opposition for defeating two FATF-related bills in Senate
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:03 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday lambasted his country's opposition for defeating two bills related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in the Senate, accusing them of trying to sabotage his efforts to help Pakistan exit from the watchdog's 'grey list' for personal political interests.