FATF removes Pakistan from its 'grey list' after four years, slams Russia for ongoing war in Ukraine
Pakistan in FATF's white list
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Pakistan from thelist of countries under “increased monitoring” — also known as the “grey List”. Since June 2018, Pakistan has been on the FATF's grey list for “shortcomings in its counter-terrorist funding and anti-money laundering regimes”.
“Pakistan has strengthened the effectiveness of its AML/CFT (anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing) regime and addressed technical deficiencies to meet the commitments of its action plans regarding strategic deficiencies that the FATF identified in June 2018 and June 2021, the latter of which was completed in advance of the deadlines, encompassing 34 action items in total.”
“Pakistan is therefore no longer subject to the FATF’s increased monitoring process. Pakistan will continue to work with APG to further improve its AML/CFT system,” the watchdog said in a statement.
The global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering also said that Pakistan will now be part of its “white list.
“Pakistan can now more effectively tackle money laundering and terrorist financing”, said FATF chief Raja Kumar of Singapore after an on-site visit by a FATF team to monitor the situation.
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Besides Pakistan, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Congo and Mozambique were also added to the “white list”.
Following the announcement, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto and army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa for their dedication towards getting Pakistan out of the list.
The FATF also criticised Russia for the ongoing war in Ukraine and announced that they will be imposing more sanctions on the Kremlin which includes barring them from all future projects.
India said that Islamabad must “continue to take credible, verifiable, irreversible and sustained action against terrorism".
“As a result of FATF scrutiny, Pakistan has been forced to take some action against well-known terrorists, including those involved in attacks against the entire international community in Mumbai on 26/11. It is in global interest that the world remains clear that Pakistan must continue to take credible, verifiable, irreversible and sustained action against terrorism and terrorist financing emanating from territories under its control," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi told reporters.