Al-Qaeda, IS-linked groups a terror threat in J&K, says global anti-money laundering body

The Financial Action Task Force, an international money laundering watchdog, warned on Thursday that India faces a disparate range of terror threats, including from “the Islamic State or Al-Qaeda-linked groups active in and around Jammu and Kashmir”.

The task force also urged India to expedite prosecutions in cases of financial fraud.

The Financial Action Task Force creates standard guidelines for countries to take action against illicit funds generated through serious crimes including drug trafficking, illegal arms trade and cyber fraud. India became a member in 2010.

The task force has been criticised for giving “ammunition to authoritarian governments across the world to target their critics”, including India, under the pretext of investigating money laundering.