Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday categorically ruled out any compromise on the country’s nuclear programme amid sanctions by the United States owing to Washington’s concerns regarding Islamabad’s strategic capabilities.
Speaking at a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz said: “There is no justification for the sanctions imposed on us [….] There will be no compromise on Pakistan’s nuclear programme”.
His remarks come as President Joe Biden’s administration, last week, announced imposing additional sanctions related to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme, targeting four entities that it said were contributing to the proliferation or delivery of such weapons.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
