Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has warned that the sanctions have “dangerous” effects on “regional stability”.
Pakistan has criticized the new US sanctions on the country's missile program as “racist” and said they put peace and security in the area at risk.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned in a statement that the sanctions “have dire consequences for the stability of our region and beyond”.
It also casts doubt on US claims that the companies under investigation are involved in the proliferation of arms because previous sanctions were “based on suspicions and suspicions without any evidence”.
It also criticized the US's “double standards” for offshoring important military technology. The sanctions freeze any U.S. assets of targeted businesses and prevent Americans from doing business with them.
The US State Department said the agency, the Islamabad-based National Development Complex, worked to acquire materials for Pakistan's long-range weapons, including Shaheen missiles.
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The latest US sanctions came months after similar measures were struck by other foreign agencies, including China's intelligence agency, after the US State Department accused them of working at the National Development Complex, which it says was involved in the development and production of long-range weapons for Pakistan. -various types of missiles.
Pakistan came to prominence as a nuclear power in 1998, when it conducted a secret nuclear test in response to its ally and neighbor India. The two sides regularly tested their short, medium and long range arrows.
'US Threats'
Later on Thursday, a White House official said Pakistan was developing long-range missiles that would allow it to launch missiles outside South Asia, including the United States.
Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said Islamabad's actions raised “real questions” about the intentions of its missile program.
“Honestly, it's hard for us to see what Pakistan is doing as anything more threatening to the United States,” Finer told an audience at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
“Pakistan has developed the most advanced missile technology, from long-range missiles to weapons capable of testing very large motors,” he said.
If this continues, Finer said, “Pakistan will have more opportunities in South Asia, including the United States.”