India has submitted recent remarks by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as evidence against Pakistan, officials from the global watchdog confirmed.
According to Geo News, New Delhi is using the statement to support its claim that Pakistan continues to protect terrorist elements.
The statement in question is Gandapur’s public comment:
“We arrest the Taliban, but our own institutions get them released, claiming they are their people.”
Indian authorities have framed this as formal proof and called for Pakistan to be placed back on the FATF “grey list,” officially known as the “increased monitoring list.”
India has argued that the comment reflects ongoing institutional support for militants, especially in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
FATF officials said the Indian submission was presented like a charge sheet, with a focus on Pakistan’s failure to act against terror financing.
Pakistan was removed from the grey list in 2022, after four years of increased monitoring. That move had improved its image among global lenders and helped its struggling economy.
In a separate development, Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil over the past week. Industry sources told Reuters the decision came as discounts on Russian crude narrowed and US President Donald Trump warned against such purchases.
India is the world’s third-largest oil importer and the biggest buyer of seaborne Russian crude.
India’s state-owned oil firms, such as Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum, and Mangalore Refinery, have halted oil imports from Russia.
The companies have turned to spot markets for alternatives. They are now purchasing crude mainly from the Middle East and West Africa.
Private firms like Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy continue to buy Russian oil. But state-run refiners control more than 60% of India’s 5.2 million barrels per day refining capacity.
