The government has taken over the control of all banned outfits operating in the country, the FO spokesperson said. “All kinds of assets and properties of all [banned] organisations will be in the government’s control.”He said that the federal government will now also seize the charity wings and ambulances of such banned outfits. “The objective of the [order] is to streamline the procedure for implementation of Security Council Sanctions against designated individuals and entities,” according to the FO spokesperson. It is worth mentioning here that Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) is among the banned outfits this decision is applicable to. Pakistan, despite making significant progress on the initial concerns of FATF, came under renewed pressure at the Paris plenary last month.

Source: Pakistan Today March 04, 2019 16:28 UTC