New Delhi, June 22 -- In a striking revelation, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its report Complex Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion Schemes, has cited a 2020 case where Indian authorities intercepted a shipment of missile-related equipment headed for Karachi, exposing Pakistan's use of mis-declared dual-use goods linked to its ballistic missile programme.

The report highlights how the consignment, traced to Islamabad's National Development Complex, was disguised in shipping documents - a move seen as part of Pakistan's ongoing efforts to bypass international controls and fuel proliferation. The report outlines how dual-use goods, including equipment critical for ballistic missile technology, were mis-declared in ex...