Pakistan taken off global watchdog’s ‘grey’ list for terrorism financing ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Pakistan has been removed from an international grey list that warrants increased surveillance for terrorism financing, the head of the international money laundering watchdog which makes the list said on Friday.
The decision, which provides a boost to the reputation of the crisis-ridden South Asian nation, was taken at the end of a two-day meeting in Paris, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) president T Raja Kumar told a news conference.
2 minute readOctober 21, 20229:11 PM GMT+5Last Updated 14 hours ago
Pakistan taken off global watchdog’s ‘grey’ list for terrorism financing
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
A general view of the parliament building in Islamabad
A general view of the parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan March 25, 2022.
REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
The decision, which provides a boost to the reputation of the crisis-ridden South
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“After a lot of work by the Pakistani authorities, they have worked through two separate action plans and completed a combined 34 action items to address deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems,” FATF president T Raja Kumar told a news conference in Paris.
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“Pakistan exiting the FATF grey list is a vindication of our determined and sustained efforts over the years,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Twitter.
2 minute readOctober 21, 20229:11 PM GMT+5Last Updated 14 hours ago
Pakistan taken off global watchdog’s ‘grey’ list for terrorism financing
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
A general view of the parliament building in Islamabad
A general view of the parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan March 25, 2022.
REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Pakistan has been decision,
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“After a lot of work by the Pakistani authorities, they have worked through two separate action plans and completed a combined 34 action items to address deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems,” FATF president T Raja Kumar told a news conference in Paris.
After a lot of work by the Pakistani authorities, they have worked through two separate action plans and completed a combined 34 action items to address deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems,” FATF president T Raja Kumar told a news conference in Paris.