Published 19:05 IST, October 25th 2020
Imran Khan-led government slammed by opposition for failing to exit from FATF's grey list
PPP parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman asked, “Why did they (the government functionaries) not get their homework done on time?"
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On October 24, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) slammed Imran Khan-led government for failing to remove Pakistan from Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Pakistani opposition party said that country me it to money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog’s list due to “lack of homework”. According to sources of Dawn, PPP said that decision was “slipshod” and “obviously done in law drafting.”
ANI quoted PPP parliamentary leer in Senate Sherry Rehman as he asked, “Why did y ( government functionaries) t get ir homework done on time? news from FATF insiders is that law drafting is slipshod and obviously done in ''law drafting''. Furr, she asked Imran Khan’s government, “Why did y t look at everything in a good time?” PPP slammed Pakistan PM, saying, his party was “too busy managing a constant anti-opposition narrative” which it said, was ir “only task”. FATF, inter-governmental body sets international standards that aim to prevent se illegal activities across countries, said on October 24 that Pakistan will “remain on grey list” until February 2021.
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Rehman says 't rocket science'
FATF President Marcus Pleyer anunced in a press conference that while Pakistan has successfully complied with 21 out of 27 points of action, body still plans to keep country on grey list. Pleyer me anuncement in a three-day plenary session, where it reviewed Pakistan’s progress on 27-point action. In an official statement issued by FATF, it said that country hasn’t been removed as all “delines have expired”, furr it “urged Pakistan to swiftly complete its full action plan by February 2021,” Dawn reported.
Launching an attack on sitting PM, Rehman said, that Paris-led organization h once removed Pakistan from list, while country was facing more issues surrounding terrorism. “It really is t rocket science. It's been done before quite smoothly and could have been done again if only government (functionaries) did t look and behave like governance amateurs y are,” she said, launching an attack on government.
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19:05 IST, October 25th 2020