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Rabbani terms US sanctions on Pakistani firms unfair

“Such steps cannot in any way undermine the missile programme of Pakistan,” says former Senate chairman

By Asim Yasin
December 20, 2024
Former Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani addresses a Senate session. — NNI/File
Former Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani addresses a Senate session. — NNI/File

ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani condemned the United States sanctions on four Pakistani firms for aiding its ballistic missile programme in the strongest terms and said the sanctions are discriminatory and biased.

“The US imperialism must realise that Pakistan is not a client state,” he said, adding that the US policy can undermine regional peace and stability. “Such steps cannot in any way undermine the missile programme of Pakistan,” he said.

He said Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto initiated Pakistan’s peaceful nuclear plan, and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto took the missile programme forward. “These are Pakistan’s peaceful defence deterrents. Such sanctions once again expose the double standards in US policy,” he said.