U.S. asks Pakistan to keep working with FATF to 'swiftly complete' its 27-point action plan
The Hindu
“Pakistan had made progress on its first action plan of the FATF.”
The U.S. has urged Pakistan to continue working with to "swiftly complete" its 27-point action plan by demonstrating that terrorism financing probes and prosecutions target senior leaders and commanders of the UN-designated terror groups. At its virtual plenary meeting last month, the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retained Pakistan on its 'grey list' for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing. It asked Pakistan to investigate and prosecute UN-designated terrorists based in the country like Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed.More Related News
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