Pahalgam attack couldn't have occurred without money: FATF

Thursday, 19 Jun, 2025
(Graphic courtesy: X@FATFNews)

New Delhi: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has strongly condemned the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 people, saying the assault could not have happened without financial backing and the ability to move funds across terror networks.

The global terror financing watchdog, which removed Pakistan from the grey list in 2022, said that "money movement" was central to terrorism and such attacks, including the one in Pahalgam, would not be possible.

The FATF's condemnation of the Pahalgam attack could help India push to include Pakistan again in the grey list, along with evidence and arguments that Islamabad has failed to take action against terror networks operating on its soil since 2022.

India has been pushing for Pakistan's return to the grey list, citing concerns about Pakistan's failure to fully implement anti-terror laws as a condition of being removed from the list. New Delhi has also been providing FATF with evidence related to Islamabad's terror infrastructure.