US blacklists 6 Pakistan companies over ‘nuclear tech’ threat: Names and more
The Biden administration recently added 10 companies in Pakistan and the UAE that it says pose unacceptable risks of using or diverting items for Pakistan’s unsecured nuclear activities or are involved in Pakistan’s “nuclear and missile proliferation-related activities.” Suppliers of US goods must seek a special license before shipping to companies added to the list. The companies have been placed on the US export control list by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the US Department of Commerce which restricts access for these companies to commodities, software and technologies. The US statement said many of these companies were added to the list as they were “found to be supplying or attempting to supply items … to Pakistan’s unsecured nuclear activities and ballistic missile programme”. Specifically, these companies supplied and/or attempted to supply items subject to export controls to Pakistan’s missile program. Here are the names.
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Dynamic Engineering Corporation
Dynamic Engineering Corporation was banned for “unacceptable risk of using or diverting items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for Pakistan’s unsecured nuclear activities.” The company’s portfolio includes industrial services, electrical goods and air conditioning.
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EnerQuip Private Ltd
EnerQuip Private Ltd was also banned for the same reason: Contributing to unsecured nuclear activity and missile proliferation-related activities contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States. Islamabad based company is into building and maintaining clean energy. The company’s UAE operations were also banned.
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Rainbow Solutions
Rainbow Solutions is the third company to face the US ban for its contribution to “unsecured nuclear and missile proliferation-related activities” that are against the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
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Universal Drilling Engineers
Pakistan-based Universal Drilling Engineers also faces a ban for contributing to unsecured nuclear and missile proliferation-related activities that are against the national security interests of the United States. “UDE provides services in the field of geo-technical investigation, pile foundation to various government/semi-government and private organizations,” is how the company describes itself on its website.
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NAR Technologies General Trading LLC
The company is found to be supplying or attempting to supply items subject to the EAR to Pakistan’s unsecured nuclear activities and ballistic missile program.
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Trojans
Another Pakistani company on the list is Trojans. The company was found to be supplying or attempting to supply items subject to the EAR to Pakistan’s unsecured nuclear activities and ballistic missile program. The company’s UAE operations were also blacklisted.
