Edited sentence: For example, Pakistan was on the gray list from 2012–2015 and during that Pakistan successfully completed an IMF program and raised $5 billion from international bond market.He clarified that only the FATF had the authority to blacklist, not its regional affiliate Asia-Pacific Group.Indian media has been weaponizing FATF threat against Pakistan by spreading fake news that on 23 August 2019, Pakistan was put on the FATF blacklist but the FATF spokesperson Alexandra Wijmenga dismissed media reports circulating about Pakistan being blacklisted as incorrect and baseless.Moreover, being black-listed and gray-listed doesn't mean sponsorship of terrorism and merely means more scrutiny of capital flows.With China, Turkey and Malaysia backing Pakistan it is highly unlikely that Pakistan will be put on FATF blacklist especially in light of recent tax reforms in Pakistan sponsored by World Bank and the government's hyper attention to comply with FATF rules