Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that the completion of the Finacial Action Task Force (FATF) action plans was a great achievement.

Taking to Twitter Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) said that the monumental effort had paved the way for whitelisting of Pakistan

“Core cell at GHQ which steered the national effort and civil-military team which synergised implementation of action plan made it possible, making Pakistan proud,” DG ISPR quoted the army chief as saying.

Earlier, the FATF expressed satisfaction with Pakistan’s performance saying that the country has substantially completed its two action plans and would be removed from the grey list after it passes the on-site visit.

Meanwhile, PTI Chairman Imran Khan claimed that his government saved the country from being blacklisted by the anti-money laundering watchdog, adding that the FATF had repeatedly praised the work and the political will his govt demonstrated.