The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four entities that have supplied Pakistan’s ballistic missile program.
These entities were added to the US sanctions list:
- Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant, also known as Volat, is a Belarusian company that as worked with the Pakistan National Development Complex to provide special vehicle chassis for ballistic missiles. It is an open joint-stock company with 100% ownership by the Republic of Belarus and employs more than 4,000 people.
- People’s Republic of China (PRC)-based Xi’an Longde Technology Development Company Limited, has supplied a filament winding machine, to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program;
- PRC-based Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co Ltd has supplied stir welding equipment;
- PRC-based Granpect Company Limited has worked with Pakistan’s SUPARCO to supply equipment for testing of large diameter rocket motors.
