US imposes sanctions on six companies of Pakistan, action taken on unsafe nuclear activities
America has banned six companies of Pakistan. These companies are alleged to have been supplying equipment for Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programme. America said that these companies were posing a threat to the Pakistani nuclear program by giving it technology.
The Biden administration has banned six companies providing dangerous nuclear technology to Pakistan. America banned the export of 24 companies, saying that these companies were helping Russia in the military or defense industry. The Biden administration said that these companies were threatening Pakistan’s unsafe nuclear program by supplying them.
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The Pakistani companies that have been banned include Dynamic Engineering Corporation, Enerquip Private Limited, NAR Technologies General Trading LLC, Trojan, Rainbow Solutions and Universal Drilling Engineers. Now these companies will have to face a lot of difficulties in buying American equipment.
Pakistan’s history of nuclear smuggling is old
The history of nuclear smuggling of Pakistan is old. Nuclear scientist AQ Khan smuggled nuclear technology to North Korea and Libya. When this dangerous case came to light, AQ Khan, the father of Pakistani atomic bomb, was put under house arrest. Pakistan had bought missile technology from North Korea by giving nuclear technology so that it could be used against India.
NR Technologies General Trading LLC and Trojan have been added to the Sanctions List based on their actions and activities benefiting Pakistan and the UAE that are contrary to US national security and foreign policy interests