ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday criticized the United States’ decision to impose sanctions on commercial entities linked to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. She described the sanctions as biased and politically motivated.
In response to media queries about the US action, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pointed out that similar sanctions in the past were often based on mere suspicion and targeted items not listed by any export control regime, yet were deemed sensitive under broad, catch-all provisions.
She also highlighted that some countries, while professing strict adherence to nonproliferation norms, have selectively waived licensing requirements for advanced military technologies to favored states.
Baloch argued that such double standards and discriminatory practices undermine the credibility of global nonproliferation regimes, exacerbate military imbalances, and threaten international peace and security.
