BEIJING – Reiterating its support to Pakistan at the FATF platform, China has categorically announced that it did not want the forum to be politicized as some countries are pursuing their political agenda in a bid to blacklist Pakistan. Talking to a group of visiting Pakistani journalists in ...

MULTAN – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that all arrangements have been finalised to open the Kartarpur Corridor and Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate the visa-free facility for Sikh pilgrims on Nov 9. Talking to journalists at Multan's Iron Market on Saturday, Qureshi ...

PARIS - Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has expressed satisfaction on the measures taken by Pakistan and its progress in various areas. According to details, the meeting of the FATF started in Paris on Sunday will continue till Friday next. A Pakistani delegation led by Minister for Economic ...

NEW YORK - Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and world powers to take serious action against illegal and unilateral steps taken by India in occupied Kashmir to avoid any human tragedy. Addressing Asia Society in New York, the premier said that over 8 ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has regarded the statement issued by India regarding the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report as preposterous and unwarranted, the Radio Pakistan reported. In a statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said this is yet another evidence of India's relentless efforts to ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday managed to garner much-needed support from three member states of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to avoid being placed on its blacklist, foiling India's bid. Islamabad has been on the global money laundering watchdog’s radar since June 2018, when it was ...

Lahore - Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) leader Abdul Rehman Makki has been arrested from Gujranwala. According to media reports, Maulana Abdur Rehman Makki was accused of provocative speech in Gujranwala in which he had criticised the crackdown against banned outfits by the security forces and the steps ...

UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan has warned against the politicization of the UN’s counter-terrorism machinery, saying such a course would only compromise the integrity of the system. "It is important that current structures like FATF (Financial Action Task Force) and the 1,267 Sanctions regimes are not ...

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated Pakistan's commitment not to allow any militant group operate in the country or use its territory for any militant activity within or outside Pakistan. He expressed these views while chairing the first-ever meeting of the National Internal ...

ISLAMABAD - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Asia Pacific Group has reportedly given Pakistan six months time to do more to curb money laundering and delist the country from the grey list. As per the media report, FATF has given Pakistan more time to step up measures to curb money laundering. ...

ISLAMABAD - Expressing dissatisfaction over Pakistan's performance to strengthened the legal framework about Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML & CFT), a delegation of the Asia Pacific Group (APG) has asked Islamabad to take more steps if it want to get out of the ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani authorities and representatives of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will begin the final round of talks in Islamabad on Monday, a private news channel reported. The FATF Asia-Pacific team has reached Pakistan on a two-week visit. The delegation will meet with officials ...

ISLAMABAD -  Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Friday that Pakistan would finally be out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-list as September 2019 was the deadline for compliance with the body. Answering a calling attention notice in the Senate, Umar affirmed that the negotiated ...

PARIS - Unanimously agreeing to put into effect its February decision to place Pakistan in the grey list for inaction against terror funding, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has laid out a 10-point action plan for compliance with its guidelines. Pakistan’s failure in implementing the ...

ISLAMABAD - The Foreign Office on Thursday said Pakistan could be removed from the ‘grey list’ of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) provided it effectively implemented the Plan of Action as negotiated with the watchdog. Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Faisal confirmed that Pakistan’s inclusion ...

WASHINGTON - Pakistan was officially put on a terror-financing watchlist, maintained by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), rejecting the country’s effort to avoid the move, local media reported. The decision in favour of keeping Pakistan on the grey list was taken during the recent ...