Islamabad, Agencies. The FATF (Financial Action Task Force, FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan in the gray list. According to the report of news agency PTI, Pakistan will remain in the ‘grey list’ until it proves that concrete and credible action is being taken against Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar.
The statement issued by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said that the Pakistani government has failed to fulfill four of the 34-point agenda against terrorism.
Pakistan will remain in the gray list till April 2022
FATF President Marcus Player said that the decision to keep Pakistan in the gray list was taken in the online meeting of FATF. The meeting was attended by 205 members of the FATF, representatives of several observer organizations including the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations. The next session of FATF is going to be held in April 2022… It is believed that till then Pakistan will remain in the ‘Grey List’ of FATF.
Action should be taken against Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar
Marcus Player said that we want that the action taken by Pakistan against terrorist funding should be transparent. The Government of Pakistan should take strict action against the terrorist leaders and their allies declared by the United Nations. Pakistan will have to show that strict measures are being taken against UN-declared terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar and the organizations led by them.
Pakistan is throwing dust in the eyes of the world
It is worth noting that Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar are also included in India’s wanted list. In fact, Pakistan has not taken any concrete action against the terrorists banned by the United Nations. India has been continuously pressurizing international forums to take concrete action against the banned terrorists by the United Nations.
Out of the 34-point action plan, only 30 are implemented
The FATF said that a 34-point action plan was submitted to Pakistan, out of which action has been taken on only 30. It is known that in June, the FATF had placed Pakistan in the ‘Grey List’. The FATF also directed Pakistan to prosecute terrorist organizations and their leaders banned by the United Nations. Along with this, FATF had given an action plan to Pakistan and asked to strictly implement it.
Turkey also fell, Jordan and Mali also in gray list
FATF has also taken strict action against Pakistan’s sympathizer Turkey. Turkey has also been placed on the gray list by the FATF. Jordan and Mali have also been placed on the same watch list. Mauritius and Botswana have been left out of this list. FATF President Marcus Player said Turkey has made some progress in curbing terror funding, but serious issues remain. The FATF President advised Turkey to effectively deal with complex money laundering cases.
