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FATF cites India’s seizure of dual-use tech from Pak-bound ship in new report
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report flags vulnerabilities in the global financial system for countering the financing of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)
Published on Jun 21, 2025 06:33 PM IST
The roots of terror funding
FATF’s censure is a first step towards putting Islamabad on notice over its patronage of terrorism in India and the neighbourhood.
Published on Jun 17, 2025 07:51 PM IST
HT Editorial
FATF points to fund trail, slams Pahalgam attack
Countries in the grey list are subject to increased scrutiny, given an action plan, and their implementation of this is monitored every four months
Published on Jun 17, 2025 05:11 AM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
‘Couldn't occur without funds for terror support’: FATF condemns Pahalgam attack
The Financial Action Task Force has highlighted that the Pahalgam attack and others could not take place without “money and funds" from terror supporters.
Updated on Jun 16, 2025 10:05 PM IST
Owaisi exposes Pak in Algeria: ‘Terrorist became father while being in jail’
Asaduddin Owaisi said that it is in the interest of global peace to control Pakistan.
Updated on Jun 01, 2025 07:25 AM IST
In Riyadh, Owaisi targets Pakistan Army chief: ‘Terrorist sitting with Munir….'
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi cited the terror financing going to terrorist outfits and urged for Pakistan to be added back to the FATF grey list.
Updated on May 29, 2025 08:48 AM IST
Kuwait supports India against terror: MP Sandhu
Rajya Sabha member Satnam Singh Sandhu is a part of the all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda that reached Kuwait on Sunday
Published on May 28, 2025 05:05 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
‘Indian Muslims are more…’: In Kuwait, Owaisi slams Pakistan over terrorism
Asaduddin Owaisi, who is part of the all-party delegation led by Baijayant Panda, said Pakistan should be brought back to the FATF grey list.
Updated on May 27, 2025 12:54 PM IST
India to push FATF to put Pak on its grey list again
The World Bank holds two key meetings in a year – Spring meetings in April and Annual meetings in October
Updated on May 24, 2025 02:02 AM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
India to push FATF to add Pakistan to its grey list: Report
In 2022, Pakistan was taken off the FATF's grey list, boosting the country's reputation among its lenders.
Updated on May 23, 2025 03:40 PM IST
FATF hails India’s digital stack
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has endorsed India’s digital stack for its overall low vulnerability.
Updated on Nov 15, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan Rajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi
India faces terror threats from ISIL, Al-Qaeda-linked groups around J&K: FATF report
Out of the 40 stringent evaluation parameters required to check financial crimes (including money laundering and terror financing), India was found fully compliant or largely compliant in 37 of them
Published on Sep 19, 2024 05:43 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
India faces ‘disparate’ range of terror threats from ISIS, Al Qaeda groups: FATF
A FATF report highlights threats of terrorist financing in India, particularly from ISIS, Al Qaeda groups in Jammu & Kashmir.
Published on Sep 19, 2024 05:39 PM IST
FATF backs India’s steps to curb money laundering
The multilateral financial watchdog unveiled its conclusions at its plenary meeting in Singapore following a year-long process, during which an FATF team visited New Delhi for on-site evaluation of India’s measures and met senior officials.
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Afternoon briefing: Minister to probe Delhi airport roof collapse incident
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Published on Jun 28, 2024 01:13 PM IST
FATF clears India during mutual evaluation; no red flags: Officials
The decision comes after a year-long process, during which FATF team visited Delhi for an on-site evaluation of the country’s measures and met senior officials.
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 03:38 PM IST
KYC is a public good that is crying for an overhaul
To have a fundamental flaw in the form of a botched KYC will hurt the most vulnerable people such as the elderly, the poor, or migrants the worst.
Published on May 15, 2024 10:59 PM IST
Monika Halan
India informs FATF of steps taken on money laundering, terror funds
FATF is set to present its report on its “mutual evaluation” or periodic review of India’s efforts to fight money laundering and terror financing next month
Updated on May 13, 2024 09:09 AM IST
FATF's reminder to Pakistan: ‘Monitoring actions to counter terror financing’
Recent videos that emerged online showed Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin along with armed bodyguards as he led funeral prayers for Bashir Ahmad Peer, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rawalpindi.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 05:41 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Attacks may rise after Pak removal from FATF’s grey list: IB
The officials were briefing the members of the CTC during an informal session held at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the main targets of the attacks carried out in November 2008 by a 10-member LeT team.
Updated on Oct 29, 2022 08:16 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Myanmar put on FATF’s ‘black list’ over money laundering risks
FATF list: Myanmar joins North Korea and Iran, which have been on the high-risk list since 2020.
Published on Oct 22, 2022 02:07 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Pakistan off terror financing ‘grey list’ after four years
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Pakistan on its list of countries under increased monitoring, or the so-called grey list, in June 2018 for its failure to tackle terror financing, especially the activities of UN-designated terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
Updated on Oct 22, 2022 06:59 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Ukraine war: FATF imposes additional restrictions on Russia
"FATF repeatedly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Following plenary discussions this week, FATF decided to impose additional restrictions, incl bar Russia from current and future projects and participating in meetings of FATF's regional partner bodies as a FATF member," FATF President T Raja Kumar said
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 11:40 PM IST
ANI |
On Pak's removal from FATF list, MEA says in global interest it must do this
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it is in global interest that the world remains clear that Pakistan must continue to take credible, verifiable, irreversible & sustained action against terrorism and terrorist financing emanating from territories under its control.
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 10:45 PM IST
In first tweet after Pak exits grey list, PM Sharif thanks Bhutto, Gen Bajwa
Pakistan has strengthened the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime and addressed technical deficiencies to meet the commitments of its action plans regarding strategic deficiencies that FATF had identified in June 2018 and June 2021, FATF said.
Updated on Oct 21, 2022 09:19 PM IST
Global terror financing watchdog may remove Pakistan from 'grey list' today
The FATF had found Pakistan's deficiencies in its legal, financial, regulatory, investigation, prosecution, judicial and non-government sectors to fight money laundering and combat terror financing.
Published on Oct 21, 2022 12:38 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Eye on FATF relief, Pakistan disowns Masood Azhar and JeM leadership
It is understood that JeM de-facto leader Rauf Azhar, the younger brother of Masood Azhar, has taken been under the protection of the Pakistan-deep state.
Updated on Sep 14, 2022 07:39 PM IST
Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Germany hasn't done enough to stop money laundering: Terror financing watchdog
Germany has been attempting to beef up its financial crime controls, notably after the collapse of electronic payments company Wirecard AG in 2020 shook confidence in the country as a place to do business.
Published on Aug 25, 2022 03:42 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Who is T Raja Kumar, the new chief of global terror financing watchdog FATF?
Raja Kumar succeeds Dr Marcus Pleyer as the chief of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and will serve a two-year-term. Taking to Twitter, the FATF said that Kumar will focus on enhancing the effectiveness of global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, improving asset recovery and other initiatives.
Published on Jul 01, 2022 09:38 PM IST
26/11 plotter Sajid Mir was on FATF radar for action
The list of 30 terrorist leaders includes nine designated by the United Nations Security Council, such as Saeed, LeT’s head of operations Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, and others designated under domestic laws of India and the US, such as Mir and Azhar’s brother Abdul Rauf Azhar, people familiar with the matter said.
Updated on Jun 29, 2022 08:04 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan and Rezaul H Laskar
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