A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an "emerging threat" to the United States.

Pakistan on Thursday denounced new US sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile program as “discriminatory” that put the region’s peace and security at risk.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Washington's allegations against its missile program 'unfounded, devoid of rationality and sense of history' - Anadolu Ajansı

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as unfounded and "devoid of rationality" assertions by a senior U.S. official that its missile programme could eventually pose a threat to the United States.

Analysts caution that the incoming Trump administration could put Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program under scrutiny, building upon sanctions imposed by Biden.

After putting sanctions on Pakistan, a top White House official has said that Islamabad's sophisticated missile technology is an emerging threat to Washington.

The US State Department’s move is seen as part of a broader effort to address concerns over the growing threat posed by Pakistan’s missile programs, particularly its long-range missile developments.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as unfounded and "devoid of rationality" assertions by a senior U.S. official that its missile program could eventually pose a threat to the United States.

A top U.S. national security advisor issued a stark warning about Pakistan's "increasingly sophisticated" weapons system.

A senior official from the White House stated on Thursday that Pakistan's advancements in missile technology, particularly its long-range ballistic missiles, pose a growing threat to the United States.