Actually, you are VERY wrong.
Go through the archives of Feb 2018 on this forum to understand what happened. The following
summarized sequence of events are from those archives, as well as news published in Dawn,
here:
1. There was a plenary session of FATF on 20 Feb 18 that did not mention Pakistan as a "Jurisdiction with strategic anti-money laundering / countering the financing of terrorism deficiencies" (FATF-speak for grey list inclusion). Dawn states that "
An earlier discussion on the motion, held on Tuesday, saw opposition from China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, causing the motion to fail."
2. The US representative called an extraordinary second vote on 22 Feb 18, after having had a "quiet word" with the KSA representative, after which KSA "decided" (i.e. was forced) to remain neutral. At this point, China's vote in favor of Pakistan would not have made a difference, thus China also stayed neutral. Dawn's report states that "
the US succeeded in calling a second vote on Thursday night for its motion to ‘grey list’ Pakistan at the FATF plenary meeting during which China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia changed their earlier stance by remaining silent. The only country left opposing the motion was Turkey,"
3. The Dawn report mentions explicity that "
The US and the UK had jointly moved the FATF nominating Pakistan for placement on the “grey list” and were subsequently joined by France and Germany."
In other words, the reality is that the countries that showed enmity towards Pakistan by grey-listing it were, in order: the USA, the UK, France and Germany. But of course, it is easy for some here to parrot the narrative that KSA and "them Arabs" are the enemy.
India's Chanakya doctrine requires it to ensure that Pakistan's historically fraternal bonds with Iran and the Arab world are destroyed. Going by the knee-jerk emotional reaction of certain people on this forum (they know who they are) to any fake news that falsely accuses Iran/Arabs as being anti-Pakistan, the Indians are succeeding beyond their wildest expectations.
Care to provide proof that KSA "continues to lead the vote against Pakistan"? The Foreign Office has categorically rejected this accusation, see
here.
The UAE does not have an independent vote at FATF, as it is represented by the GCC as a whole. See membership list
here. The claim that the "same applies to UAE" says more about you than about the UAE.
The key take-away from the Dawn article is this: it was your country (the UK) that was the primary co-sponsor of Pakistan's inclusion in the FATF grey list, along with the USA.
Perhaps you should reflect on that before toeing the line that Chanakya's disciples want you to ?
