U.S. May Seek to Put Pakistan on Terrorism-Finance List<br />The United States is likely to introduce the motion next week in Paris, where the Financial Action Task Force, a global body created to fight terrorism financing<br />and money laundering, will vote on the matter, the official, Miftah Ismail, a financial adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, said.<br />The Treasury Department said it would not comment on the sanctions list before the meetings<br />in Paris next week or private meetings expected to be held with Pakistani officials.<br />Khurram Dastgir Khan said that There are large swaths of Afghanistan outside the control of the Afghan government, and that’s where the opposition is,<br />But with $3 billion in debt coming due, Pakistani officials worry<br />that the United States could put pressure on global institutions like the International Monetary Fund to block future loans.<br />United States said that We pushed for these reforms, although many thought we wouldn’t be successful changing Washington’s behavior.<br />Last month, the Trump administration suspended roughly $1.3 billion in aid to Islamabad, promising<br />it could be restored if Pakistan clamped down on groups like the Haqqani network.
