Pakistan Exposed Again: FATF Flags Ballistic Missile Development, India May Push For Sanctions
A new report by the FATF called out Pakistan for violating international norms by mis-declaring dual-use goods to aid the country's ballistic missile development.
A new report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has called out Pakistan for violating international norms by engaging in ballistic missile development, citing a shipment that was seized by Indian customs officials in 2020.
In its latest report on ‘Complex Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion Schemes’, the FATF noted that dual-use goods, including equipment critical for ballistic missile technology, were mis-declared in export documents and linked directly to Pakistan’s National Development Complex.
“In 2020, Indian custom authorities seized an Asian-flagged ship bound for Pakistan. During an investigation, Indian authorities confirmed that documents mis-declared the shipment’s dual-use items. Indian investigators certified the items for shipment to be ‘Autoclaves’, which are used for sensitive high energy material and chemical coating of missile motors."
“The sensitive items are included in dual-use export control lists of the Missile Technology Control Regime, India, and other jurisdictions," it added.
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