Pakistan pares down terrorist numbers in PoK to convince FATF
The country is now just two items away from completing both its FATF action plans
The country is now just two items away from completing both its FATF action plans
Pakistan submitted its third progress report in February this year and is yet to be evaluated.
For Minister Fawad Chaudhary was unequivocal in claiming credit for the terror attack in Pulwama last year and offered it as proof of the muscular approach adopted by his country.
US President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were able to convey a robust message to the west of the Radcliffe Line, thanks largely to their personal chemistry.
The plenary session of FATF will be held in Paris on Friday.
The Lahore anti-terrorism court has sentenced the man to imprisonment for five-and-a-half years and a fine of Rs 15,000 in each of the two cases.
There has also been a certain softening of stance on the part of the Western powers, notably the US, the UK, Germany, and France, indeed the four nations that were the initial sponsors of Pakistan’s grey-listing.
The news comes after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met United States President Donald Trump in Davos this week
While on the face of it, this might appear to be the IMF’s jargon, a distressing signal has been emitted to Pakistan.
The Minister however, added that more work is needed to be done as Pakistan's action plan was perhaps the most ambitious and challenging one ever handed out to any country.
