Pakistan has been given a three-month reprieve by a global watchdog over a US-led motion to put the South Asian country on a terrorist financing watchlist, Pakistan&#39;s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said late on Tuesday.

Pakistan has been scrambling in recent months to avoid being added to a list of countries deemed non-compliant with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a measure that officials fear could hurt its economy. 
 
FATF member states have been meeting this week in Paris, where it was expected that they would decide on a US&nbsp;motion, backed by Britain, France and Germany, to have Pakistan added to the so-called `grey list` of countries which are not doing enough to comply with terrorist-funding regulations.&nbsp; 
 
Asif, who is currently on a visit to Russia, tweeted late on Tuesday that Pakistan&#39;s &quot;efforts have paid (off)&quot; during a February 20 meeting on the US-led motion, suggesting there was &quot;no consensus for nominating Pakistan&quot;. 
He also suggested the meeting proposed a &quot;three months pause&quot; and asked for the Asia Pacific Group, which is part of FATF, to consider &quot;another report in June&quot;. 
 
Pakistan earlier this year submitted a report about the progress it had made in curbing terrorist financing, but Washington submitted its motion before the Pakistan report could be discussed at the Paris hearing. 
&quot;Grateful to friends who helped,&quot; Asif added. 
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Two other Pakistani officials confirmed Pakistan had received a reprieve of three months. 
 
Washington has been threatening to get tough with Islamabad over its alleged ties with Islamist militants, and last month President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration suspended aid worth about $2 billion. 
 
Islamabad, which denies assisting militants in Afghanistan and India, has reacted angrily to US&nbsp;threats of further punitive measures. 
 
However, Pakistan`s government is concerned the FATF decision could hurt its banking sector, causing real financial pain to the economy just as a national election looms.

 
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Pakistan has been scrambling in recent months to avoid being added to a list of countries deemed non-compliant with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Pakistan has been given a three-month reprieve by a global watchdog over a US-led motion to put the South Asian country on a terrorist financing watchlist, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said late on Tuesday. Pakistan has been scrambling in recent months to avoid being added to a list of countries deemed non-compliant with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a measure that officials fear could hurt its economy. FATF member states have been meeting this week in Paris, where it was expected that they would decide on a US motion, backed by Britain, France and Germany, to have Pakistan added to the so-called `grey list` of countries which are not doing enough to comply with terrorist-funding regulations. Asif, who is currently on a visit to Russia, tweeted late on Tuesday that Pakistan's "efforts have paid (off)" during a February 20 meeting on the US-led motion, suggesting there was "no consensus for nominating Pakistan". He also suggested the meeting proposed a "three months pause" and asked for the Asia Pacific Group, which is part of FATF, to consider "another report in June". Pakistan earlier this year submitted a report about the progress it had made in curbing terrorist financing, but Washington submitted its motion before the Pakistan report could be discussed at the Paris hearing. "Grateful to friends who helped," Asif added. Our efforts paid,FATF Paris 20Feb meeting conclusion on US led motion to put Pakistan on watch list -No consensus for nominating Pakistan -proposing 3months pause &asking APG for another report to b considered in June الحمداللہ Grateful to friends who helped — Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) February 20, 2018 × Two other Pakistani officials confirmed Pakistan had received a reprieve of three months. Washington has been threatening to get tough with Islamabad over its alleged ties with Islamist militants, and last month President Donald Trump’s administration suspended aid worth about $2 billion. Islamabad, which denies assisting militants in Afghanistan and India, has reacted angrily to US threats of further punitive measures. However, Pakistan`s government is concerned the FATF decision could hurt its banking sector, causing real financial pain to the economy just as a national election looms.

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