Pakistan to abide by US sanctions on Iran: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani

[Adeel]

Pakistan to abide by US sanctions on Iran: PM
(AFP) 10 hours ago
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said that his country would abide by US sanctions on Iran which could hit a 7.6-billion-dollar gas pipeline project.
"Pakistan as a member of the international community will follow any sanctions imposed by the US," Gilani told reporters in southern Sindh province in response to a question.
US special envoy to Pakistan Richard Holbrooke Sunday said he had warned Islamabad against signing a deal with Iran on the gas pipeline, saying the US was preparing laws that could affect the project.
Iran and Pakistan last week formally signed an export deal which commits Tehran to selling natural gas to its eastern neighbour from 2014.
Iran has already constructed 907 kilometres (564 miles) of the pipeline between Asalooyeh, in southern Iran, and Iranshahr, which will carry natural gas from Iran's giant South Pars field.
The pipeline was originally planned to connect Iran, Pakistan and India, but the latter pulled out of the project last year.
Pakistan plans to use the gas purchased from Iran for its power sector.
The Obama administration last week added Iranian individuals and firms to a blacklist as part of US and European efforts to tighten the screws on Iran a week after UN approved sanctions against its nuclear programme.
The new US sanctions target insurance companies, oil firms and shipping lines linked to Iran's nuclear or missile programmes as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Iran's defence minister Ahmad Vahidi.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said on Sunday that if the project came under sanctions then Pakistan "will not violate the international law."




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[sshahid]

lagta hai abhi abhi joote chat kar utha hai, kameena.

 

[bons]

Time to get rid of this sucker. He doesn't know what he is saying. Pakistan is not bound to abide by the US sanctions. where is the UN?
Instead of shaking hands with Hallbrook, Gillani should have kicked him in the butt and told him to meet secretary of foreign affairs.

 

[digitalzygot]

Get rid of these dogs, our people are suffering everyday, we losing billions in trade, rising inflation due to increase in electricity prices, loadshedding due to electricity shortage is killing our workers and businesses, it has paralysed the nation. We need this deal badly and these corrupt, US shoe lickers are backing off, they are putting their interests and so called US, ISRAEL B***S**t interests before their own country. Clearly show PPP will do anything to get into power and once again they have betrayed the nation. They will sell their daughters and mothers for $$$.

 

[Salik]

What a shame...

 

[Rana Tahir Mahmood]

Bhaikari (Beggar) can do nothing without his Master's will or prostitute cannot think beyond her desire to be ****** off and get money.

 

[Siasati]

saley bhikari....yeh sab america ke kaney hein. You can't expect anything esle from these losers

 

[Salik]

The news has just changed :)

 

[bons]

At least he issued the clarification. Why don't he think before speaking?

 

[LeftBrain]

non-sense, he never said that, some stupid reporter wrote a fabricated report as usual.
He clearly said we are required to ac according to UN resolutions, being member of the organization.
He didnt say we will act according to US resolutions.