Foreign Office says Pakistan has faithfully complied with and completed alltechnical requirements of Financial Action Task Force, hoping the worldbody will also take decisions in accordance with the technical standards.
At his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Friday, Foreign OfficeSpokesperson Asim Iftikhar said there are issues of politicization in theFATF by some countries wherein technical requirements are set aside andpolitical considerations take the forefront. He, however, said Pakistan isa strong and important country and it knows to defend its interests.
Responding to a question, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said Pakistan hasfaced and confronted the menace of terrorism with a lot of courage andsuccess. He said India has a track record of supporting terrorism inPakistan. We are aware of the threat and we will take all necessary stepsto halt it.
The Spokesperson said formal invites have been issued to all the OIC-membercountries to attend the 48th session of OIC Council of Foreign Ministersmeeting to be held in Islamabad on 22nd and 23rd March.
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Asim Iftikhar said Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit Russianext week.
Regarding Russia-Ukraine crisis, the spokesperson hoped that continuedengagement will lead to a diplomatic solution, saying it is the right wayto go.
