After assessing the measures taken during the June session, the FATF would verify the implementation and test the sustainability of reforms undertaken by Pakistan to this end. To a query as to when Pakistan would be put on the “blacklist”, the FATF chief said when the country had shown progress, it was not the time for such an action. The FATF assesses the strength of a country’s anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing frameworks and does not go by individual cases. However, the FATF chief said, the cases underscored the gravity of the situation. On several occasions, India has also raised the involvement of elements within Pakistan in a number of terror cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pulwama attacks.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2021 18:32 UTC