US EditionFATF Report Links Dual-Use Equipment Seized by India in 2020 to Pakistan's Defence Agency
- In February 2020, Indian customs seized a Hong Kong-flagged merchant vessel Da Cui Yun at Gujarat's Kandla port carrying misdeclared dual-use equipment bound for Pakistan's Port Qasim.
- The seizure followed Indian intelligence inputs and revealed that the shipment's autoclave was falsely declared as an industrial dryer to conceal its use in manufacturing missile motors linked to Pakistan’s missile program.
- A 2020 shipment of dual-use equipment seized by India en route to Pakistan has been connected to Islamabad’s National Development Complex, which plays a central role in developing long-range ballistic missiles exceeding 1,500 km, according to a report from an international body monitoring financial and trade system vulnerabilities.
- FATF noted sophisticated methods by illicit actors to evade sanctions and revealed that only 16% of assessed countries show high effectiveness in implementing financial sanctions against proliferation financing risks.
- India plans to use the FATF findings to support Pakistan's return to the grey list, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities in global controls over WMD-related financing and dual-use exports.
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FATF links dual-use equipment seized by India to Pakistan’s missile programme
A dual use equipment seized by India from a Pakistan bound merchant vessel in 2020 is linked to Islamabad's National Development Complex that is involved in the country's missile development programme, a new report by the Financial Action Task Force has said.
FATF Report Links Dual-use Equipment Seized by India in 2020 to Pak's Defence Agency
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A dual-use equipment seized by India from a Pakistan-bound merchant vessel in 2020 is linked to Islamabad's National Development Complex that is involved in the country's missile development programme, a new report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has said. India News | FATF Report Links Dual-use Equipment Seized by India in 2020 to Pak's Defence Agency.
FATF: Dual-use goods India seized from Chinese vessel were meant for Pakistan’s ballistic missiles
New Delhi: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Friday flagged the case of mis-declared goods emanating from China for Pakistan linked to Islamabad’s ballistic missile programme. The goods were seized by Indian authorities in February 2020. “In 2020, Indian custom authorities seized an Asian-flagged ship bound for Pakistan. During an investigation, Indian authorities confirmed that […]
FATF flags Pakistan's ballistic missile link, India may use report to seek Pak's return to grey list
A fresh Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report threw light on a 2020 case involving Pakistan’s missile development programme, bringing renewed global attention to Islamabad’s proliferation activities. The report highlights how dual-use goods, critical for ballistic missile production, were mis-declared in shipping documents and traced back to Pakistan’s National Development Complex (NDC). The cargo, intercepted by Indian customs at Kandla por…
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