WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency National Development Complex (NDC) on charges of them contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme.
The NDC has worked to acquire items in furtherance of Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile programme. All these entities pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery, a US official said.