<span style="color: #222222;">International terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan on its grey list at the end of its week-long plenary meeting in Paris.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">India had made a strong push to ensure that Islamabad is not taken off the list, in the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a statement, Paris-based FATF said, Pakistan has made only limited progress in curbing money laundering and terrorism financing.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It failed to show a proper understanding of the risks posed by terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Jamat-ud-Dawa and others.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The global financial body said, Pakistan has until October this year to either comply with the demands made by FATF members or it could be blacklisted.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The FATF has asked Pakistan to swiftly complete its action plan that includes showing sanctions were being applied in cases of money laundering and terrorism financing. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It also has to demonstrate better cooperation between authorities, identify illegal money flows, and enhance support for prosecutors, among other measures.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;Terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack.&nbsp;</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | February 23, 2019 8:52 AM
FATF keeps Pak on grey list for failing to curb terror funding