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India pushes FATF action against Masood Azhar in Paris

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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India will confront Pakistan at FATF plenary in Paris over failure to act against JeM chief Masood Azhar.
Pakistan claims Azhar entered Afghanistan in 2019, while Taliban spokesperson Zia Ahmad Thakal denied it.
India urged FATF members to assess Pakistan’s enforcement of UN sanctions on terrorist individuals and groups.
India called the bounty ‘phony’, demanding real action against terrorism rather than announcements.

History

On 15 October 1999 the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1267, creating a sanctions regime that froze assets, banned travel and imposed an arms embargo on Al-Qaeda and the Taliban; by May 2019 the Consolidated List held 345 names. Subsequent resolutions split the regime in 2011 and shaped FATF standards. India now urges Pakistan at the FATF plenary to apply comparable UN sanctions to JeM chief Masood Azhar.

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On 15 October 1999 the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1267, creating a sanctions regime that froze assets, banned travel and imposed an arms embargo on Al-Qaeda and the Taliban; by May 2019 the Consolidated List held 345 names. Subsequent resolutions split the regime in 2011 and shaped FATF standards. India now urges Pakistan at the FATF plenary to apply comparable UN sanctions to JeM chief Masood Azhar.

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