FATF
- India
India must stop harassing activists, say advocacy groups amid FATF review
The Indian government misused rules that prevent terrorist financing to stifle freedom of expression, alleged Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network (C&SN), and Human Rights Watch (HRW). The renowned human rights bodies…
- Pakistan
EU removes Pakistan from list of ‘High-Risk Third Countries’
Islamabad: The EU has removed Pakistan from its list of “High-Risk Third Countries” that do not have a robust anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing regime, a move welcomed by Prime Minister…
- World
FATF suspends Russia’s membership over Ukraine war
New Delhi: The FATF on Friday suspended Russia’s membership for its “illegal, unprovoked and unjustified” full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, an official statement said. Russia’s actions were “unacceptably run” counter to FATF’s…
- Pakistan
Removal from FATF grey list to boost Pakistan’s reputation
Islamabad: Pakistan’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of countries would help boost the nation’s reputation and get a credit rating upgrade from global agencies, analysts said. Since the…
- India
Pak must continue to take ‘credible’ action against terrorism: India on FATF decision
New Delhi: India has said that Pakistan must continue to take “credible, verifiable, irreversible and sustained” action against terrorism and terrorist financing emanating from territories under its control. The remarks were made…
- World
FATF likely to free Pakistan from inglorious ‘grey list’ on Friday
New Delhi: The global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering, FATF, is likely to free Pakistan from its inglorious “grey list” on Friday, allowing the country to try to get foreign…
- Pakistan
Hina Rabbani Khar reaches Paris for FATF meet
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has reached Paris to attend a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), media reports said. The delegation led by…
- Pakistan
Pakistan likely to exit FATF’s grey list this week
Islamabad: After almost 52 months, Pakistan is expected to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list during a plenary slated to take place this week, the Paris-based global terror financing…
- Pakistan
FATF team quietly completes on-site visit to Pakistan
Islamabad: A high-level team of the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF quietly concluded a five-day visit to Pakistan during which it held meetings with the relevant authorities and verified…
- World
Chinese banks fail to comply with FATF regulations
Beijing: Notwithstanding dominance of Chinese banks in the global banking listing, they are failing to comply with the regulations of host countries as well as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), especially…
- World
No one allowed to raise funds for ‘Jihad’ in Pakistan: LHC
Lahore: Inciting the public to raise funds for ‘Jihad’ (holy war) is not allowed to individuals or any organisation in Pakistan and is considered as treason, the Lahore High Court has ruled…
