New Delhi: Pakistan has been hit hard by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The FATF said in a statement issued on Friday evening that the Imran Khan government had failed to meet its 27-point agenda against terrorism. Pakistan has not taken any concrete action against the banned terrorists of the United Nations. The FATF said that the Pakistan government has completed only 21 out of 27 action plans within the stipulated time frame. FATF asked Pakistan to complete all action plans by February 2021.
FATF President Marcus Player said that Pakistan should ban and prosecute those involved in terrorist financing. Pakistan needs to make more efforts to stop the financing of terrorism. In June 2018, FATF had put Pakistan on the gray list. At the time, Pakistan was ordered to implement a 27-point action plan to curb money laundering and terrorist financing by the end of 2019. However, due to the corona virus, the time limit was extended.
Pakistan could not fulfill these orders
The mandates in which Pakistan has failed include action against all UN-designated terrorists such as Jaish-e-Mohammed (JM) chief Azhar, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) founder Seed and the organization’s operational commander Zahoor Rehman Lakhvi Is. The FATF has emphasized the fact that the names of more than 4,000 terrorists had suddenly disappeared from the original list of 7,600 under Schedule IV of its Anti-Terrorism Act, an official said.
4 countries of the world are not satisfied with Pakistan’s action
The four largest countries in the world, the United States, Britain, France and Germany, were also dissatisfied with Islamabad’s commitment to crack down on terrorist groups operating on its soil. This could also be the reason for keeping Pakistan on the gray list.
Pakistan continues to provide safe environment to terrorist organizations: Ministry of External Affairs
India on Thursday said that Pakistan continues to provide safe haven to terrorist organizations and terrorists declared by the United Nations like Masood Azhar and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. External Affairs Ministry (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a press conference that Pakistan has worked on only 21 of the 27 action points directed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to curb terrorist financing.
The FATF’s three-day online meeting began on Wednesday in which it is reviewing the action taken by Pakistan against terrorist groups. Asked about the possibility of FATF blacklisting Pakistan, Srivastava said that FATF has its own procedures and rules for such action. Srivastava said, “Pakistan has so far worked on only 21 of the 27 points of the action plan suggested by the FATF. There are six important points to work on. ‘
He said, “Everyone knows that Pakistan continues to provide a safe environment to terrorist organizations. Pakistan has not yet taken any action against Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, etc., who have been declared terrorists by the UN Security Council. In June 2018, FATF had put Pakistan on the gray list. At the time, Pakistan was ordered to implement a 27-point action plan to curb money laundering and terrorist financing by the end of 2019. However, due to the corona virus, the time limit was extended.
