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NEW DELHI TIMES R.N.I. No 53449/91 DL-SW-1/4124/20-22 (Monday/Tuesday same week) (Published Every Monday) New Delhi Page 24 Rs. 7.00 1 - 7 March 2021 Vol - 31 No. 5 Email : [email protected] Founder : Dr. Govind Narain Srivastava ISSN -2349-1221 Pakistan cries in a corner as NATO deters The person who makes an error should Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan be taught, and not made fun of! The virtual conference of 30-nation North Atlantic Treaty Society many a times label people into two groups- Winners and Organisation (NATO) has deferred its decision on withdrawal of Losers. Those who fail and those who succeed in life and in all its troops from Afghanistan by May 1 as it could not decide on the little bits and pieces. We ourselves may be guilty of doing the same withdrawal deadline that was agreed by the US-Taliban peace knowingly or unknowingly. But this categorization or judgment is deal on February 29, 2021 in Doha. harsh, cold, unforgiving, and short-sighted. But non the less, it’s a form of scrutiny that every one of us is quite familiar with. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced the decision on 18th February. Earlier the same day, the US had assured Afghan So maybe you stumbled or crashed again and you find yourself in that President Ashraf Ghani that America will consult Kabul before taking any familiar place, honestly you rather be anywhere else. You feel horrible final decision. NATO announcement came hours later wherein Stoltenberg as it reminds you of your failures, your mess-ups and past mistakes stated that the military alliance will leave Afghanistan only... that you rather forget. All the guilt that you have gathered in... By Dr. Ankit Srivastava Page 3 By Dr. Pramila Srivastava Page 24 By NDT Special Bureau Page 2 Could Jagmeet Singh become Voice of dissent in Indian Sudan aims for peace and Canada’s next PM? 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But then who can trust ◆ By NDT Special Bureau Pakistan – the epicentre of world terrorism? @NewDelhiTimes This was evidently reflected in the FATF decision to keep Pakistan- the sponsor of [email protected] terrorism, in the grey list. n February 25, the terror financing During 2020, Pakistan got three legislations- O watchdog Financial Action Task the Anti-Money Laundering (second Force decided to keep Pakistan in the grey amendment) Bill-2020, Anti-Terrorism Act list. Marcus Pleyer, President of the Paris- (ATA) (third amendment) Bill-2020 and based FATF, said the deadline given to Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Pakistan has already expired. He also asked Bill-2020 — passed in the Parliament to fulfil Islamabad to address their concerns “as the legal requirements of the FATF. Following in the Indian subcontinent that Pakistan — to the grey-list to give Pakistan company. quickly as possible”. “To date, Pakistan has the FATF recommendation for terror the epicentre of world terrorism — will Pakistan’s response to Samuel Paty’s killing made progress across all action plan items financing, it made punishment proportionate be evaluated on its anti-terror financing has crudely exposed Islamabad’s stance and has now largely addressed 24 of the 27 to the crime by extending jail-term from one initiatives! Pakistan claims having made on religious fundamentalism. Pakistan action items. As all action plan deadlines year to five years. Islamabad should ensure sufficient progress, and hopes for a positive President’s recent remark also rekindles have expired the FATF strongly urges full implementation on all points of money outcome. However, even in the best case Islamist embers. Pakistan court’s acquittal of Pakistan to swiftly complete its full action laundering and terror financing. scenario, Pakistan could remain in the the terrorist in Daniel Pearl murder case not plan before June 2021,” Pleyer said in Paris increased monitoring list (grey list) until only angered America, it showed how the at the end of its Plenary session. The FATF has placed Pakistan on the grey June. The FATF President will announce the administrative and judicial mechanism of list since June 2018 for deficiencies in its final decision on the concluding day of the the country is helpless, or rather bows before The virtual Financial Action Task Force counter-terror financing and anti-money four-day virtual plenary on February 25. the extremist. The plenary discussions will (FATF) plenary is being held in Paris from laundering regimes but Islamabad is still peruse the analytical report of the FATF’s February 22 to 25 to consider cases of not sincere. Of course, it cleverly used the Pakistan this time has been making the most assessors which is purely of technical various countries on the grey list, including FATF to pass all anti-money laundering aggressive diplomatic effort to wriggle out of nature. Others can challenge the positive Pakistan. The decision will be made at laws but what about enforcement? It the grey list which was never seen before. The findings, bring up negatives and offer the conclusion of the meetings whether persistently conspires to mislead the FATF. plenary could discuss all options, including critical opinions. Conclusions will hinge on or not to keep Pakistan on the grey list. In The whole world, the EU and the USA removal from the grey list, retaining in the consensus. Even the final decision can be the last plenary held in October 2020, the included, are aware of Pakistan’s duplicity. grey list or even blacklisting. Pakistan has not linked to onsite visits, physical verification FATF had decided to retain Pakistan on its It is supporting terror organisations listed by done enough, will remain in grey list, without or addressing minor deficiencies. Constant grey list till February 2021 as Islamabad the UN Security Council, not prosecuting any change. Grey list for sure. No other option. bleeding of India through thousand cuts, did not meet action plan targets on six out or convicting banned terrorists, and not Remain in the FATF Grey List. The FATF diplomatic row with France, and release of 27 anti-money laundering (AML) and tackling smuggling of narcotics and precious ghost will haunt Pakistan for a long time. of terrorist and killer of American citizen combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) stones. FATF President Dr. Marcus Pleyer Daniel Pearl through Pakistan court decision recommendations. Some European countries Pakistan hoped that at least three friendly had made it clear in October that remaining could turn the debate at the FATF plenary like host France had recommended to retain FATF members— China, Turkey and six outstanding items were “very serious and against Pakistan. Pakistan on the FATF grey list for not risks are not over until the government of Malaysia — will soak up all pressures For decades Pakistan has been bleeding fully implementing all recommendations. Pakistan repairs all six outstanding items”. and save it from further downgrade to the Other European countries also supported blacklist. Malaysia is resetting its course; India through thousand cuts. Now is the France. Now, Pakistan claimed compliance Ahead of its February 22-25 plenary, the its policy has changed along with change in arrival of the day of reckoning. The colour- with those six recommendations and FATF updated the overall performance of government. Malaysia would like to sell Palm grey, white or black-hardly matters. The evil significant progress in legislation and its all countries. That generated a lot of interest oil to India. Turkey and Malaysia could lapse karmas of past has come to haunt Pakistan. Could Jagmeet Singh become Canada’s next PM? Today, Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg can single-handedly dictate ◆ By Tarek Fatah terms and threaten Australia while Twitter Author & Columnist, Canada billionaire Jack Dorsey can shut down the @TarekFatah account of a sitting U.S. President and no [email protected] one can stand up to them. s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau living Here is where Prime Minister Jagmeet I the last of his seven lives? He can wear Singh, backed by grassroots activists and ‘Blackface’ and get away scot-free; declare the working poor, could stand up for who we his admiration for China’s dictatorship and are — polite, kind, courageous, anti-racist, get re-elected; and embarrass himself on the generous and visionary. India file and get away with it all. PC : Getty Images Almost 35 years ago when I arrived in To top it all, Trudeau’s failure in adequately Canada, one of my first acts was to look up and join the NDP after watching a providing COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians sat at negative 22, a fall of seven points well-known Peter MacKay, they buried him documentary on Tommy Douglas. Over the caused murmurs of anger and astonishment from just over a month ago, while Singh’s in the scrapheap of history and launched years it has been Ed Broadbent, Bob Rae, that a G7 nation had no capacity or capability favourability was at plus eight.