Ch Amjad Ali
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN Affairs, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
In response to questions about the US decision to impose sanctions on commercial entities in connection with Pakistan’s ballistic missile program, Spokesperson, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said:
“The list of trade organizations as in the past has not shared evidence of alleged links to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program.
While we don’t know the specifics of the recent United States action, we have come across many cases in the past where the list is just suspicious or not on the watch list, but is considered sensitive. subject to all regulations.
Pakistan rejects the political use of export controls. It is true that the same jurisdiction that claims to strictly control non-proliferation has waived license requirements for some countries for advanced military technology. This leads to the proliferation of weapons; intensifying regional asymmetry, undermining the goal of non-proliferation and regional and global peace and security.
We note that conflicts between stakeholders must be avoided for an objective mechanism to avoid the unjustified use of export controls and misguided sanctions against technology that is only necessary for socio-economic development. Pakistan is ready to discuss end-use verification mechanisms with end users to ensure that legitimate commercial users are not harmed by abuse of export controls.
We reject the political use of export control. The same jurisdiction that is said to ensure the implementation of non-proliferation controls is known to have waived licensing requirements for some countries for advanced military technology. Such discriminatory approaches and double standards undermine the credibility of the non-proliferation regime and undermine regional and global peace and security goals by reinforcing military asymmetries. “
