Grey List News
The Global money laundering and terrorism watchdog Financial Action Task Force delegation will visit Pakistan
FATF team will visit the Federal Investigation Agency`s (FIA) headquarters and the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Directorate
FATF review team will also review the strategy for future actions
Imran Khan's Pakistan has been on the FATF`s grey list for deficiencies in its counter-terror financing and anti-money laundering regimes since June 2018.
Pakistan has been on the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, and was given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019.
FATF president Pleyer said the decision has been taken at the conclusion of the virtual plenary of the organisation
Stopping corruption and preventing organised criminals from profiting from their crimes are also the aim
All these changes are about helping authorities prevent terrorism, Pleyer said
Analysts and reports suggest that Pakistan will remain greylisted till the next session of FATF in 2022 as it has failed to curb terror financing of UN proscribed terrorists living in Pakistan.
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Pakistan's threat to remain in FATF's grey list is increasing. Watch video
Watch the video to know the latest update on Pakistan FATF grey list.
Pakistan will stay on the FATF grey list until June 2020, after which it could slip into the blacklist, As the global body to fight terror financing wound up its plenary in Paris, Pakistan has been told it could go into the blacklist if it failed to complete its 27-point action plan. Watch the video for more information:
FATF had on Tuesday indicated that it has decided "in principle" to keep Pakistan on its grey list till February 2020 and directed the country to take "extra measures" for the "complete elimination" of terror financing and money laundering.
Financial Action Task Force session in Paris takes the final decision over Pakistan grey list or blacklisting.
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