Washington, March 19 -- US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has called Pakistan's evolving missile programme a major potential danger to the US in the future, citing Islamabad's continuing advancements in its long-range capabilities.

Presenting her report in the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, Gabbard identified Pakistan alongside Russia, China, North Korea and Iran as states developing increasingly sophisticated missile delivery systems, all of whom are major threats to the US.

"Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan have been researching and developing an array of novel, advanced, or traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads that pu...