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This Article is From Sep 02, 2016

Pakistani Man Sentenced In US For Trying To Export Military Equipment

Pakistani Man Sentenced In US For Trying To Export Military Equipment
Accused had earlier pleaded guilty to trying to procure gyroscopes and illegally ship them to Pakistan
Washington: A Pakistani man was sentenced on Thursday to 33 months in a US prison for attempting to export military equipment for the Pakistani military without a licence, the US Justice Department said.

Syed Vaqar Ashraf had previously pleaded guilty to trying to procure gyroscopes and illegally ship them to Pakistan so they could be used by the Pakistani military, the Justice Department said in a news release. He was sentenced in US District Court in Arizona.

 
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