Pakistan Terrorism

US Urges Pakistan To Expand Financial Action Task Force Safeguards

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 9, 2019

The US has urged Pakistan to expand Financial Action Task Force (FATF) safeguards to informal sectors of economy amid its concerns over slow progress on implementation of the 27-point action plan, media reported on Friday.

China Could Bail Pak Out Of Being Placed On Anti-Terror Blacklist

World News | Faseeh Mangi, Ethan Bronner, Bloomberg | Friday August 9, 2019

Pakistan is looking to China and two other developing nations for support in avoiding tough financial sanctions, amid signs it is running out of time to meet global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing standards, according to people familiar with the matter.

Pak Trying To Increase Strength Of Terrorists Along Line Of Control: Army

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Pakistan has intensified its efforts at increasing the strength of terrorists in launch pads along the Line of Control over the past few days and pushing infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir, a top Army officer said on Tuesday.

Hafiz Saeed's Arrest, Anti-Terror Moves A Mere Eyewash, Says Ex-Pak Envoy

World News | ANI | Thursday July 25, 2019

While Pakistan's Imran Khan-government praises itself after arresting 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, claiming that it is committed to eradicating terrorism from its soil, the reality is in stark contrast, the country's former envoy to the United Kingdom has said.

Imran Khan Acknowledges Pak-Based Terrorists Operate In Kashmir: Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today acknowledged that terrorists in Pakistan carried out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. He went on to claim that he now has the Pakistani army's support for disarming them.

"We Still Have 30,000-40,000" Terrorists, Admits Imran Khan

World News | Reported by Nidh Razdan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Tuesday that about "30,000 to 40,000" terrorists who had trained and fought in "some part of Afghanistan or Kashmir" were in his country, a startling admission that reinforces India's assertion about terror attacks by groups operating from Pakistani soil.

40 Terror Groups Operated, Pak Governments Didn't Tell Truth : Imran Khan

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Successive governments in Pakistan did not tell the truth to the United States, in particular in the last 15 years, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday, adding that there were 40 different terror groups operating in his country.

Female Suicide Bomber Kills 6 Including 2 Cops In Pakistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 21, 2019

A female suicide bomber killed six people -- including two policemen -- in Pakistan's restive northwest Sunday in an attack claimed by the Taliban, officials said.

Aid To Pak To Stay "Suspended", Says US Report Ahead Of Imran Khan Visit

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 19, 2019

Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to the United States, a Congressional report has said that the security assistance to Pakistan would remain suspended pending "decisive and irreversible" action against terrorist groups.

Head Of Global Finance Watchdog FATF Hints At Pak 'Blacklist' Over Terror

World News | ANI | Tuesday June 25, 2019

Outgoing Financial Action Task Force or FATF president, Marshall Billingslea, has hinted about the possibility of blacklisting Pakistan after the international financial watchdog's meeting in Paris over terror financing.

India Reminds Pak To Meet Watchdog's Deadline On Curbing Terror Funding

India News | Reported by Kadambini Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday June 22, 2019

After global financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force told Pakistan to curb terror financing by October or face consequences, India today said it expects Islamabad to take "credible, verifiable, irreversible and sustainable measures" to address concerns related to terrorism and terror funding.

"Curb Terror Funding By October, Or Else...": Global Body Warning To Pak

World News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday June 22, 2019

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a strong warning to Pakistan, stating that the country could be blacklisted unless it fulfils an "action plan" against UN-designated terrorists operating on its soil by October, highly placed sources in the Indian diplomatic team said on Friday.

Pak Foreign Minister Briefs US Counterpart On Action Taken Against Terror

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today briefed his American counterpart Mike Pompeo about the steps taken by Islamabad to address the concerns raised by the Financial Action Task Force or FATF, including curbing terror funding activities in the country and areas under its occupation.

Pak Action Against Terror Groups Post Pulwama Attack Still Reversible: US

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

Pakistan has taken some steps against terror groups post the Pulwama attack but they are still reversible, a top US official said on Wednesday, urging the Pakistani leadership to take sustained, irreversible, and permanent actions against terrorists operating in the country and areas under its occupation.

We Must Act Against Terror For Fruitful Talks With India: Ex-Pak Diplomat

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Supporting India's determination that "talks and terror" cannot go together, a former top Pakistani diplomat has said another high-level meeting between the two countries would be fruitless unless Islamabad ensures the terrorist infrastructure on its territory or territories under its occupation is dismantled.