Pakistan terms FATF team's visit 'smooth, successful'.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Wednesday said that a recent visit of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) team was smooth and successful and their focus was to validate country's on-ground commitment and sustainability of reforms, media reported.

In a statement issued today, Foreign Office Spokesman Asim Iftikhar Ahmad a FATF technical team recently visited Pakistan and held detailed discussions with relevant agencies and from their perspective, it was a smooth and successful visit.

'The focus of the visit was to validate on ground Pakistan's high-level commitment and sustainability of reforms in our AML/CFT regime,' he said adding, the meetings with FATF team were held in a constructive and positive atmosphere.

The spokesman shared that the Report of FATF onsite team will be discussed in FATF's ICRG (International Cooperation Review Group) and Plenary meetings, scheduled to be held in the third week of October 2022 in Paris. 'Pakistan is looking forward to logical conclusion to the ongoing evaluation process,' he added.

The foreign office said that as regards the status of Pakistan's progress, FATF's latest evaluation of Pakistan supersedes its findings in previous years.

'As a result of Pakistan's strenuous and consistent efforts...

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