PAKISTAN NAMED IN FATF GREYLIST OVER TERRORISM FINANCING

  Wednesday, 27 June 2018

source: shiitenews

Pakistan has been added to the grey list of countries involved in providing monetary assistance to terrorism and related causes after a Wednesday meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) here confirmed the decision.
Presenting Pakistan's case at the FATF talks in Paris, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, the interim minister for finance and planning, informed the body of Islamabad's efforts in anti-money laundering, halting terrorism financing, as well as its steps taken against the banned outfits and various terrorist groups.
According to the case presented by Pakistani officials at the FATF meeting, Islamabad has worked on stopping financial assistance for terrorists, made existing laws better, and ensured improved implementation of the current regulations.