Interi­or minist­er says the whole world is witnes­s to our strugg­le for the eradic­ation of terror­ismInterior Minister Ahsan Iqbal termed the United States move of putting Pakistan on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) terror financing watch list “an attempt to destabilise economy” of the country. According to Express News, US Department of State, last month, issued a new list of countries involved in suppression of religious liberties. The State Department announced the special watch list under International Religious Freedom Act, naming Pakistan as one the countries in red. Iqbal strongly reacted against the US listing on Monday, terming the measure as an insult to country’s sacrifices in the war on terror. “The NAB can use its discretion to list someone on ECL as per the given rules,” he said, adding that no authority can dictate the accountability body about who to classify on the ECL list.

Source: The Express Tribune February 19, 2018 13:07 UTC