Financial Action Task Force has included a separate section on state-sponsored terrorism in its report for the first time. File.
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The Financial Action Task Force, the international apex anti-terror financing watchdog, has included a separate section on state-sponsored terrorism in its report for the first time. According to sources, this reinforces the position India has held since at least 2022, when it identified Pakistan as a source of terror financing.
“A variety of publicly available sources of information and delegations’ inputs to this report indicate that certain terrorist organisations have been and continue to receive financial and other forms of support from several national governments,” the FATF said in July 2025 Comprehensive Update on Terrorist Financing Risks.
The report added that the possibility that governments may provide financial or other forms of support to terrorist organisations is a longstanding threat to “international peace and security, as well as to the stability of regional financial and political systems”.
“Delegations reported on this trend by referring to the use of state sponsorship for terrorist financing (TF) either as fundraising technique or as part of the financial management strategy of the certain organisations engaging in terrorist acts,” the report said.
It added that this government support for terrorist activities has come in several forms, including direct financial support, logistical and material support, and the provision of training.
“Back in 2022, India had identified state sponsored terrorism from Pakistan as a source of terrorist financing risk in its money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment,” a source explained. “The finding of the report reinforces India’s position. The FATF report also highlights the funding patterns of Pakistan-based LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) and JeM (Jaish-e-Mohammed).”
Published – July 09, 2025 02:32 pm IST
