JuD had come under the FATF's scanner for its financial transactions. JuD, which is allowed to function without check in Pakistan despite coming under a ban by the UNSC's 1267 committee, has grown beyond being just a terror group targeting India, although India remains its principal target. This explains Saeed's house arrest a day before the deadline. The fact that Saeed was allowed to air a video reiterating his resolve to continue terror against India stands testimony to the fact that Pakistan does not want his arrest to be seen in the Indian context. If Pakistan is seen to be in violation of FATF rules, it would go right back into the blacklist, from which it only emerged in 2015.

Source: Times of India January 31, 2017 19:38 UTC