FATF action plan nears completion Top Story April 13, 2021 ISLAMABAD: In a terse rebuttal to the United Kingdom, the Foreign Office Monday asked it to avoid politically-motivated and misplaced measures against Pakistan which was neither involved in money laundering nor terror financing. “We have seen the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 regarding certain jurisdictions including Pakistan. The UK's assessment leading to the subject regulation is not based on facts. Pakistan has a robust AML/CFT regime in place. We hope the UK would review its regulations in light of facts on ground and avoid politically-motivated and misplaced measures,” said the Foreign Office. Pakistan was reacting to the latest decision in which the UK has added it to the existing list of 21 countries that were part of Schedule 3ZA (High Risk Countries) under its Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High Risk Countries) Regulations 2021.