Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Foreign Office strongly React against Indian media and MEA report on FATF Grey List

Pakistan Foreign Office strongly React against Indian media and MEA report on FATF Grey List

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office strongly React against Indian media andMEA report on FATF Grey List.

Pakistan has firmly rejected the remarks by the spokesperson of the IndianMinistry of External Affairs (MEA) and outrightly dismissed the fabricatednews reports in Indian media falsely claiming another “extension” inPakistan’s continuation on the Grey List due to “failure” to complete theAction Plan, in the recently concluded virtual Financial Action Task Force(FATF) plenary session.

The Foreign Office (FO) statement read, “We also completely reject the MEAspokesperson’s terrorism-related allegations against Pakistan.”

The spokesperson said that Pakistan was prepared to present its progressreport to FATF in the Plenary Meeting which was scheduled for June 2020.

However, FATF decided on April 28 on a general pause for four months in thereview process for a number of countries under ICRG (InternationalCooperation Review Group) assessment including Pakistan due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.