BEIJING – China has urged the international community to give fullrecognition to the great efforts and sacrifices by the Pakistani governmentand people in fight against terrorism.

This was stated by Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Lu Kang during aregular briefing in Beijing.

Responding to a question regarding the listing of Pakistan on the GlobalFunding Terrorism Watch List by the FATF meeting, he said Pakistan’sefforts in combating terrorism, under its very difficult conditions, haverecognized not only in China but also many other countries of theinternational community.

He stressed that all parties will treat Pakistan’s counter-terrorismefforts objectively and impartially, instead of relying on criticism andpressure.

The spokesperson said in recent years, Pakistan has actively taken measuresto strengthen financial supervision and crack down on terrorist financingand made important progress.