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| APG dissatisfied over Pakistan’s compliance with commitments |
| 2019-03-30 |
| [DAWN] Expressing dissatisfaction over Pakistain’s inadequate compliance with global commitments, the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) ‐ a regional affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‐ has flashed contradictory situations and poor coordination among stakeholders fighting money laundering and terror financing as top takeaways of three-day mutual evaluation. No official word was available from the APG or the government on the conclusion of the on-site mutual evaluation, but in background discussions officials involved in the process mostly shared pessimism. Informed sources said the visiting delegation highlighted many contradictory positions. For example, the Pak side was confronted with the statement that mosques and religious institutions were not involved in terrorism, but data showed most of the punishments and fines imposed on those collecting donations and delivering speeches around mosques and related systems. Yet, there was no indication, based on official account, that any of those punished had any link with Al Qaeda or organizations accused by India of cross-border terrorism or other proscribed organizations (POs). As such, it did not impress the APG inspectors as to what was the point for actions against such people. |
| Posted by:Fred |