Why is Pakistan directing its long range missile programme against the United States
The US has slapped four Pakistan entities with sanctions in a bid to discourage the country from further developing its missile programme
Four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency-National Development Complex (NDC), were sanctioned by the United States. The US said that the sanctions were being imposed on charges of contributing to nuclear-armed Islamabad’s long-range ballistic missile programme.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the four firms were slapped with sanctions under an executive order that targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.
In addition to the NDC, the other firms to be sanctioned are Akhtar and Sons Private Limited, Affiliates International and Rockside Enterprise. While the NDC is based in Islamabad, the rest operate out of Karachi. These companies worked with the NDC to acquire equipment. This move would freeze any US property belonging to the targeted entities and bar Americans from doing business with them.
Pakistan and the emerging threat
Pakistan’s missile programme is not just a threat to Bharat but to other parts of the world. Islamabad has been developing ballistic missiles that would strike well beyond South Asia. This makes it an emerging threat to the United States as well.
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