The move was pushed by four nominating countries: the United States, U.K., Germany and France.
In mid-January, they had written to the FATF stating that even though Pakistan had an anti-money laundering/anti-terror funding regime in place, effectiveness of the implementation was inadequate.
Some countries said Pakistan’s actions only followed recent FATF pressu- re, and it would be counter-productive to let it off the hook just when the pressure was producing results.
Meanwhile, a public rally by LeT chief Hafiz Saeed and the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa state’s decision to raise funding for Haqqani group-linked seminaries over the week didn’t help Pakistan’s case, said Western diplomats.