FATF ignores substantial evidence about New Delhi’s involvement in terror financing

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Lol.. Pakistan and their crying

 

[Cobra Arbok]

Lol.. Pakistan and their crying

what they do best

 

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what they do best

They seem to believe one their conspitmract theories, quite funny actually

 

[Cobra Arbok]

They seem to believe one their conspitmract theories, quite funny actually

I don't blame them. reality is not as kind to them as PDf

 

[SMC]

Lol.. Pakistan and their crying

what they do best

And who cries every time a foreign country sells Pakistan weapons or when Pakistan uses those weapons?

They seem to believe one their conspitmract theories, quite funny actually

I don't blame them. reality is not as kind to them as PDf

I think you are mixing yourself up with someone else. Bharatis are quite high on Pakistan and China conspiracy theories these days.

 

[Cmdr Keen]

So what real options does pakistan really have ?

The OIC ? ....lol please...

Didn't do Jack about the gift wrapped Golan heights

FATF cannot be taken seriously. It is a politically motivated clown fest.

If they continue on war footing we know how to get them back.

I don't understand pakistani thought process...on one hand you are seeking alms from the west.....desperately conforming with fatf regulations to remain relevant....

on the other hand threaten the same international bodies ...lol

please do enlighten the rest of the world...what exactly Pakistan plans to do...

 

[Pandora]

FATF is just another political tool just as NPT and MTR. Considering how americans used it to leverage against pakistan just show how pathetically it is being influenced by big powers. Pakistan should not pay so much respect to such biased control regimes considering they can't even $hit without approval of US. Simplest way is to just make local laws overriding jurisdiction of such regimes.

 

[Tom M]

Senate panel slams FATF for discriminating against Pakistan
Iftikhar A. KhanUpdated March 13, 2019
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The committee say FATF ignores substantial evidence about New Delhi’s involvement in terror financing. — Photo courtesy of FSC.go.kr

ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel has slammed the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for discriminating against Pakistan and according preferential treatment to India by ignoring substantial evidence about New Delhi’s involvement in terror financing.

The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, which met here on Tuesday with Rehman Malik in the chair, regretted that India continued enjoying an undeclared immunity as no action was being taken against it despite all evidence of terror financing.

Mr Malik said he had written a letter to FATF President Marshall Billingslea on Feb 14, seeking action against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for protecting international fugitives involved in the biggest-ever credit fraud and money laundering. He said he had sent the letter with all evidences proving that Prime Minister Modi was involved in money laundering and terror financing as he was supporting the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) — the biggest terrorist organisation.

Accuses global watchdog of according preferential treatment to India despite evidence about its involvement in terror financing

And in his response, he added, Mr Billingslea said the FATF was not an investigative or prosecutorial body. Rejecting the plea, Mr Malik contended that if the FATF could not open a case against PM Modi for terror financing and money laundering then how it was taking up a case against Pakistan and had put it on ‘grey list’. He disclosed that he had written another letter to the FATF president, explaining how it was legal to take stern action against PM Modi.

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In his letter to the FATF president, Senator Malik wrote: “I thankfully acknowledging receipt of your response to my letter dated 14th February 2019 (copy enclosed). In your response, you have intimated that holding any formal inquiry/investigation on a complaint does not fall within the mandate of the FATF.”

In the fresh letter, Mr Malik has pointed out that a formal inquiry against Pakistan was initiated based on a complaint from the United States alleging Pakistan’s involvement in terror funding and money laundering, and consequently the FATF placed Pakistan on the ‘grey list’. “Therefore, the stance taken by the FATF vis-à-vis my complaint against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not based on facts and practice of the FATF.”

Retired Justice Fazalur Rehman, a senior member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, informed the Senate committee that the statements of all missing persons after their recovery happened to be identical — “plain-clothes persons come, take them blindfolded, keep them at an undisclosed location and leave them at some deserted place”. He said the people approached the commission when police refused to lodge an FIR.

The committee chairman decided to summon the four provincial home secretaries and inspectors general to get a briefing on missing persons. Mr Malik observed that the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances had a very limited jurisdiction and stressed the need for empowering it legally and financially. He said the commission should also have suo motu powers.

Taking notice of an increase in incidents of targeted killings in Dera Ismail Khan, the committee expressed alarm over the killing of around two dozen people over the past two months alone in the district. Mr Malik directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police to bring to an end the ongoing targeted killings and take concrete actions against the terrorists and organisations involved in these horrific incidents.

He said that in the next meeting of the committee, religious scholars from different schools of thought, political representatives, families of the martyrs and notables of the area would also be invited to discuss the issue and find out a permanent solution.

The KP police informed the committee that there was a nexus between sectarian and terrorist organisations in D.I. Khan. It was told that police had launched a crackdown on a terrorist organisation. “We have arrested Iqbal Kalia and others belonging to his organisation, while some others have been killed,” a representative of the KP police said.

Published in Dawn, March 13th, 2019

LOL, why don't people understand its matter of another case another discussion. Why mix Apples with Oranges.

 

[Cmdr Keen]

FATF is just another political tool just as NPT and MTR. Considering how americans used it to leverage against pakistan just show how pathetically it is being influenced by big powers. Pakistan should not pay so much respect to such biased control regimes considering they can't even $hit without approval of US. Simplest way is to just make local laws overriding jurisdiction of such regimes.

Wudnt that affect Pakistan's capability to trade with the world ....?

Sanction would hurt a lot....especially now
weak economy...hot border...

Is there any reasonable way for Pakistan to respond?

 

[Pandora]

Wudnt that affect Pakistan's capability to trade with the world ....?

Sanction would hurt a lot....especially now
weak economy...hot border...

Is there any reasonable way for Pakistan to respond?

We are already under sanctions ever since we decided to join chinese and russian camp so nothing new here. US had a better excuse to put us on Blacklist when they found OBL and when our tribal areas were infested with ttp. They choose this time now because they want us to save their arse in afghanistan and limit our cooperation with china and russia. Our economy is not weak we had worse days than these in past and we survived. Macro indicator are already showing improvement such as reduced current account deficit so just wait for economic data which will be released in August. PMLN and PPP left our economy in sand pit so it is not an easy task for PTI government.

There is no reasonable way to respond considering US holds VETO in almost every international organisation so we will face many such setbacks in future. We choose our side already so have to live with consequences.