Pakistan, July 31 -- India has submitted a statement by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as alleged evidence against Pakistan, according to FATF officials.

Gandapur had publicly claimed that "we arrest Taliban members, but institutions release them," a remark that India is now using to support its long-standing narrative that Pakistan supports terrorism. The Indian government has presented the statement as part of a formal request to place Pakistan back on FATF's grey list.

FATF officials confirmed that India has framed Gandapur's remarks as a "charge sheet" against Pakistan, arguing that such internal admissions reflect institutional support for proscribed groups. The request...