January 8, 2002	Tuesday	Shawwal 23, 1422

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: Pakistan has sent a report to the UN Security Council’s counter terrorism committee detailing legislative and administrative anti-terrorism measures taken in the country in compliance of the UN Security Council Resolution 1373, official sources said.

An official of the foreign office said the compliance report would be scrutinized by the UNSC committee members. If the scrutiny of the report is complete by Wednesday, it would come under discussion in the next meeting of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee scheduled to take place on Jan 9.

The director of United Nations Information Centre, Eric Falt, said that more than 100 states have submitted reports to the special counter terrorism committee of the UN.

Interior ministry spokesperson, Abdul Rashid Khan, said the interior ministry in its input to the foreign ministry for preparation of the report identified the steps which have been taken specifically relating to the civilian nature of the refugee camps, the amendments in the laws to deal with terrorism and specific steps initiated by the government in this regard. The banning of militant groups and organizations and information about arrest of terrorists is also part of the report, he said.

Sources said the report includes information about the offences and penalties with respect to terrorist activities, offences which prohibit recruitment to terrorist groups, the supply of weapons to terrorists and measures to prevent such activities.

Sources in the law ministry said the report also details procedures for denying safe haven to terrorists in Pakistan and the laws for excluding or expelling terrorists.

Sources said the report by Pakistan includes information about the regulations and legislation in place to counter terrorism and steps taken to enhance international co-operation.

Sources said the input provided by the finance ministry and the State Bank in preparation of the report details measures taken to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts and the existing legislation and procedures for freezing accounts and assets in banks and financial institutions.

Sources said that information on border controls to prevent the movement of terrorists and legislation, procedures and mechanisms in place for ensuring that asylum seekers are not involved in terrorist activity before granting them refugee status are also part of the report.

Interior ministry officials said that Pakistan has reported steps taken to ensure the civilian nature of the refugee camps and the procedures in place to prevent the abuse of refugee status by terrorists.