This postponement of blacklisting should not be followed by any lack of sincerity in fulfilling FATF demands, and should lead to actions required, no matter the institutional interest that might be protected by the present situation. The FATF Paris meeting gave Pakistan an eight-point plan to ensure compliance with the original plan. The FATF decision coming after Jama’at-ud-Da’wah chief Hafiz Saeed was convicted for money laundering after a number of times being arrested only to be released later. Pakistan is also crucial to the USA in Afghanistan where a peace deal with the Taliban is within sight. According to the US there are elements still present within Pakistan like Saeed that need to be dealt with.

Source: Pakistan Today February 21, 2020 17:15 UTC