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Foreign Office spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal on Tuesday said that we have seen reports regarding the addition of seven Pakistani entities to the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce. The seven firms are part of a larger list of 23 firms from the world over including 15 from South Sudan. These companies now face restrictions on their exports and global trade.
There was also a Singapore-based company which the U.S. bureau said was linked to one of the Pakistani firms.
Two are accused of procuring supplies for nuclear-related entities already on the list and the remaining two are accused of acting as fronts for listed entities.
"As such, we caution against unnecessarily politicising the issue".
He said we reject attempts by Pakistan's detractors to exploit these listings to cast aspersions on our non-proliferation credentials.
The companies came under the Entity List will need special licenses to do business in the United States.
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The ERC determined that Solutions Engineering, Pakistan should be added to the list based on its involvement in activities contrary to USA national security and foreign policy interests.
The move is being seen as yet another signal that U.S. has more or less come to believe that Pakistani entities are involved in activities that are seen with apprehension by the US. Ltd and Pakistan-based Mushko Electronics Pvt.
The seven privately owned companies, which are little known in Pakistan, are accused of either being involved in "proliferation of unsafeguarded nuclear activities" or helping other Pakistani companies already on the Entity List.
The latest sanctions could deal a blow to Pakistan's application to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, a 48-nation club dedicated to curbing nuclear arms proliferation by controlling the export and transfer of materials that could foster nuclear weapons development.
Pakistan applied for the NSG membership on May 19, 2016, after it appeared that the U.S. and certain other Western nations are actively supporting India's bid to join the group.
This comes as shock to the Pakistan which has been backed so far by China and Turkey for its claim on the NSG. It has also attempted to advance its case for NSG membership by saying that its a responsible country.
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