The Government of Pakistan has officially notified revised National Control Lists under the Export Control on Goods, Technologies, Material and Equipment related to Nuclear and Biological Weapons and their Delivery Systems Act, 2004, updating the items that now require prior approval before they can be exported.
Under the updated regulatory framework, exporters must obtain licences from the Strategic Export Control Division (SECDIV) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for all goods, technologies, materials and equipment included on the revised lists.
The changes are intended to ensure Pakistan’s export control regime remains effective, comprehensive and harmonised with evolving international non-proliferation obligations.
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The revised control lists were published in the Gazette of Pakistan via S.R.O. 1977(I)/2025, dated October 13, 2025, and have also been made publicly available on SECDIV’s official website to help exporters and stakeholders comply with the new licensing requirements.
First introduced in 2005, Pakistan’s National Control Lists have been periodically reviewed and updated with previous revisions in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2022 to reflect technological developments and changes in international export control best practices.
The latest revision was carried out as part of SECDIV’s ongoing review process in consultation with relevant ministries and government departments to ensure that national controls remain current and aligned with key international export control regimes, including the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), and the Australia Group (AG).
According to the Foreign Ministry, the updated lists underscore Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening its export control framework and fulfilling its international obligations in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related delivery technologies.
