Pakistan’s FATF Journey 2018-2022
Heading into the October 2022 FATF Plenary, this brief provides a snapshot of Pakistan’s progress over the past four years
Charting Sanctions: Legality, Efficacy and Impact
This article explores the international legal framework underlying economic sanctions and their efficacy as a tool of foreign policy
FATF Plenary Update – March 2022
This policy brief discusses how the FATF may sanction Afghanistan, and the possible implications for Pakistan
Sanctioning Afghanistan via the FATF and Possible Repercussions for Pakistan
This policy brief discusses how the FATF may sanction Afghanistan, and the possible implications for Pakistan
FATF Plenary Update – October 2021
This policy brief discusses the developments in FATF’s October 2021 plenary, and highlights the steps that must be taken to get off the grey-list.
Measuring Pakistan’s Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations
This report aims to provide an objective, independent assessment of Pakistan’s performance based on FATF methodology and the evaluation experience of other states. Additionally, it seeks to provide clarity to both domestic and international policymakers while also addressing misconceptions regarding Pakistan’s efforts to abide by its international obligations.
Analyzing Pakistan’s Compliance on the FATF Action Plan
In 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Pakistan on its list of “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring” – or the ‘grey-list’ – citing ‘structural deficiencies’ that resulted in failure to effectively target terrorism financing and money laundering (TF/ML). In collaboration with the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG), FATF issued a 27-Point Action Plan for…
Joint Parliamentary Session – 16th September 2020
Download PDF In the past few months, Pakistan has engaged in extensive legislation drafting to finally exit the FATF ‘Grey List’ in October. Pakistan is required to submit the progress on laws, as well as other aspects of investigation and prosecution frameworks related to AML/CFT in a report to FATF on September 30, as it…
Mapping Pakistan’s Legal Compliance with FATF’s Recommendations
In 2018, FATF placed Pakistan on its ‘grey-list’ citing ‘structural deficiencies’ that resulted in failure to target terrorism financing and money laundering. These included lack of necessary legal frameworks to target TF/ML