*ISLAMABAD – **In a positive development, Pakistan seek crucial supportfrom yet another country over exit from FATF greylist.*
*Netherlands has reaffirmed support to Pakistan at the Financial ActionTask Force (FATF), as the intergovernmental organization reviews Pakistan’sperformance at the ongoing plenary in Paris.*
The Ambassador of Netherlands to Pakistan Willem Wouter Plomp extended thesupport during a meeting with Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser inIslamabad. The envoy appreciated Pakistan for its measures taken againstmoney laundering and terror financing.
Pakistan is expected to receive support from 12 countries to exit the greylist, meanwhile China, Turkey and Malaysia have already announced theirsupported for Pakistan.
Plomp said there is great scope of cooperation between Pakistan andNetherlands in the area of agriculture. He said that Netherlands can assistPakistan in enhancing production of potatoes, dairy farming and cultivationof flowers on commercial basis.
The envoy further said the investors of his country are also interested toinvest in Pakistan.
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Meanwhile, at the ongoing plenary, discussions were held between FATF andthe Pakistani delegation regarding the measures taken against convictingpersons involved in terror financing in Paris. The Pakistani delegationtold the body that the judicial system in Pakistan is completely free, thesentences served by courts are being implemented immediately.
The delegation also informed that legislation has been against terrorfinancers in accordance with the FATF recommendations.
Meanwhile, the FATF has demanded that the prosecution system be made moreeffective and that those involved in financing terrorists should bepunished with speedy penalties and fines.
The Pakistani delegation is being led by Federal Minister for EconomicAffairs Hammad Azhar, who is also accompanied by officials of the Ministryof Finance, the State Bank, and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
