Governor Mike Pence says he's suspended state support for a proposed Posey County fertilizer plant due to concerns about a Pakistani company involved in the project.

The governor says he told the Indiana Economic Development Corporation earlier this month to stop the project with the Midwest Fertilizer Corporation of the Fatima Group, pending further investigation.

The decision is based on the Department of Defense's position that the Fatima Group has been less than cooperative with the department's efforts to eliminate improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan, many made with fertilizer from Pakistan.