The government also said that Pakistan had not yet taken any action against various terrorist entities and individuals, including those banned by the UNSC as Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim and Zakir-ur-Rahman Lakhvi. Everything indicates that Pakistan will remain on the gray list for failing to fulfill all its commitments to control terrorist financing and money laundering.
As the MEA It said in its statement, it is understood that Pakistan has addressed only 21 action items so far from the FATF 27-point Action Plan.
“Six important action points have yet to be addressed,” said spokesman Anurag Srivastava, adding that it is well known that Pakistan is a haven for terrorists. The remaining six points are said to be related to terrorist financing.
The issue of Pakistan’s compliance is being discussed at the FATF virtual plenary meeting that will end on October 23. As the official said, the Paris-based FATF makes public announcements of its decisions in accordance with its rules and procedures after its plenary meeting.
“The FATF has well-established standards and procedures for including a country on its Black List and Gray List. After a country is listed, it is given an action plan and the country in question is expected to fully complete the action plan within the stipulated time. Those who fail to meet their obligations must be held accountable and subject to appropriate action, ”he said.
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