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FATF: Will the new legislation be used to target political oppon  , Photo source AFP Opposition parties say the legislation is not just to meet the needs of the FATF, following legislation in a joint sitting of the Pakistani parliament in response to demands from the International Financial Action Task Force. It has even been used to target anti-government elements. Speaking to the BBC about this, Senator Raza Rabbani, former chairman of the upper house of parliament and leader of the Pakistan People's Party, said that in fact the money laundering bill has been passed under the guise of FATF's demands. Will make the life of the common man more difficult. He said that the government had consulted the opposition parties to some extent on some provisions of the bill but most of the amendments were not referred to the standing committees of the parliament, especially the Senate. Raza Rabbani said that this move of the government is a sign of...