A focus on new technologies as a key element of U.S. national security would likely be one of the few bright spots from Trump’s time in the White House.
On Friday, India had called the sentencing of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, along with an arrest warrant against Masood Azhar as routine farcical actions . India added that the action was undertaken simply in anticipation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting, which is due in February.
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, the timing of these actions clearly suggests the intention of conveying a sense of compliance ahead of the APJG meeting and next FATF plenary meeting in February 2021 .
For two years, Pakistan has remained on the FATF greylist for its inability to fulfil anti-terror financing commitments.
Pak rejects Indian statement regarding UN-designated individuals, entities
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Pak rejects Indian statement regarding UN-designated individuals, entities
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan has categorically rejected the malicious statement by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), regarding conviction of a UN-designated individual by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan.
According to a statement issued by foreign office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, India has no locus standi to comment on the independent judicial mechanisms of Pakistan. In this regard the only ‘compliance’ that interests Pakistan is abiding by its own statutes and fulfillment of its international obligations.
Spokesperson said that investigations, prosecutions and subsequent convictions, through due process, are a reflection of the effectiveness of Pakistan’s legal system, which operates independent of any extraneous factors or influences. India’s assertions to link Pakistan’