Manila, May 14 (IANS) India and Philippines held the second meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism in Manila, discussing emerging regional and global terrorism landscape. During the two-day meeting held in Manila which ended on Thursday, the two sides spoke about various wide range of areas of cooperation in counter terrorism, law enforcement, judicial cooperation and capacity building. “Both sides unequivocally and strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifes…
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Athens, April 21 (IANS) The Pahalgam terrorist attack last year exposed not a dormant terror ecosystem but the sustained operational capacity of a Pakistan-backed network operating from its soil, a report has highlighted. According to Greek media outlet ‘News Bomb’, the pressing question is why the terror infrastructure continues to grow across Pakistan despite operational setbacks, diplomatic scrutiny, and India’s kinetic response through Operation Sindoor in early May 2025.“One year ago,…
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (IANS) India and Nepal have signed an updated Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in Kathmandu, enabling the competent authorities of the two countries to cooperate in criminal investigations and legal proceedings.After years of negotiations, the agreement — which was initially agreed upon at a home secretary-level meeting in New Delhi in July last year — was signed on Tuesday, formalising cooperation to tackle financial and non-financial crimes as well a…
Ottawa, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s removal from the grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – officially classified as “jurisdictions under increased monitoring” — “was premature” — given the resurgence of domestic terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, whose continued operational capacity suggests non-compliance with recommendations of the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog. This underscores Pakistan’s lack of control over the terror fi…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In January this year, the ISI circulated an audio clip in which Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, Masood Azhar is heard threatening to unleash thousands of suicide bombers on India. Although, it has not been verified whether the voice was Azhar’s, it is a well-known fact that the JeM is in the process of building an army of suicide bombers. Intelligence inputs have suggested that this suicide bomber unit of the outfit would be women heavy.Interestingly, the JeM has not hire…
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2022 was considered a sign of improved financial governance; however, the optimism surrounding the development has faded. FATF’s announcement in 2025 to keep Pakistan under follow‑up monitoring despite its removal from the grey list, citing concerns over country’s ability and intention to curb money laundering and terror financing, demonstrated a reality that many analysts have stressed that d…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s legal framework may align on paper with the 40 recommendations of global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) but enforcement on the ground remains glaringly inconsistent. The FATF’s 2025 Comprehensive Update on Terrorist Financing Risks raises alarm, highlighting a significant increase in hybrid digital methods, with Pakistan-linked terror entities moving from banks to fintech platforms to bypass scrutiny, …
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan-based Islamic terrorist organisations are diversifying their fundraising tactics and finding ways to evade global oversight. These groups exploit humanitarian activities, mosques, rescue operations and wars to raise funds worldwide — including in the US, while spreading “militant Islamic messages” and bolstering terrorist activities, a report said on Wednesday. “Pakistan has a checkered past when it comes to money laundering and terrorist financing. It …
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Terrorist groups continue to operate in Pakistan through multiple proxy networks and remain engaged in financing and promoting terrorism, though they have modified their funding mechanisms to evade international scrutiny, according to a report.The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Pakistan on its “grey list” three times between 2008 and 2022 over inadequate measures to curb terror financing.The Asia-Pacific Group (APG), a FATF-affiliated body, conducted an on…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday agreed to deepen defence and security cooperation – a core pillar of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership – while underlining the shared interest in regional peace, security and stability. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who paid an official visit to India at the invitation of PM Modi on Monday, reviewed the full scope of bilateral cooperation between the two countrie…