On Wednesday, the CTD said it booked Saeed and 12 aides for 'terror financing' in 23 cases after 'irrefutable evidence against them was detected. The Anti-Terrorism Courts recently handed down up to five years imprisonment to 12 members of the JuD and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on the charges of terrorism financing. In June last year, the FATF placed Pakistan on the grey list of countries whose domestic laws are considered weak to tackle the challenges of money laundering and terrorism financing. The Paris-based global body is working to curb terrorism financing and money laundering and has asked Pakistan to reassess the operation of banned terrorist outfits in the country. The FATF warned Islamabad to meet its commitment by another deadline of October or face action, which could possibly lead to the country's blacklisting. Pakistan failed to complete its action plan on terror financing on the FATF's deadline in June last. The source further said it is likely that Saeed may be arrested this week as the Khan government appears keen to fulfill its obligations on terror financing under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). 'Saeed is present at his residence in Lahore's Jauhar Town and the police are waiting a green signal from the government to raid his residence to arrest him,' the source said. 'So these suspects will also be arrested very soon,' Naqvi said.Ī source in the Imran Khan government said the Punjab police are waiting a go-ahead from the 'top' to lay hand on Saeed.

Previously, he said police arrested several members of the banned organisations on terror financing and subsequently they were handed down imprisonment by the anti-terrorism courts. Saeed and others nominated in the FIRs will also be arrested subsequently.' When asked as why the CTD has not yet arrested Saeed and others despite their nomination in the FIRs, Naqvi said: 'In first, the FIR is registered against a suspect and then he is arrested.

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