Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline (IPP) News & Updates.

[T-Faz]

Ughh, such deceitful cowards. I cannot stand this cunning play from the masters of deceit and destruction.

 

[Spring Onion]

Pressure tactics. Hmmm we should go ahead with the project. would see what can be happen if US puts sanctions on Iran.

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BTW we are already going for China civilian nuke deal when failed to put much pressure on that front Yankees are now doing this.

 

[jha]

It was the time for india to support IRAN..but i guess that is not possible now..
I whole heartedly wanted IPI pipeline project to become a reality but sadly this will have to wait....

 

[Frankenstein]

It was the time for india to support IRAN..but i guess that is not possible now..
I whole heartedly wanted IPI pipeline project to become a reality but sadly this will have to wait....

If it was IPI gas pipe line then US wont even poke its nose into the matter, since India is out of the loop US is having some problems,

US is testing our patients not our Loyalty, i hope GoP go through anyway

 

[Fighter488]

Renewed pressure tactics by Uncle SAM. Shameful and disgusting white house morons!

Fighter

US envoy cautions Pakistan over Iran gas deal​

By SEBASTIAN ABBOT (AP) – 35 minutes ago

ISLAMABAD — The U.S. warned Pakistan that a recently signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being finalized in Congress, the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan said Sunday.

Richard Holbrooke delivered the message during a visit to Pakistan, his first since Iran inked a contract earlier this month to export 21.5 million cubic meters (760 million cubic feet) of gas per day to Pakistan beginning in 2014.

"We cautioned the Pakistanis to try to see what the (Congressional) legislation is before deciding how to proceed because it would be a disaster if ... we had a situation develop where an agreement was reached which then triggered something under the law," said Holbrooke.

The U.S. has discouraged countries from doing business with Iran because of its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, a process that can produce fuel for a nuclear weapon. Washington has worked with the U.N. to levy four sets of sanctions against Iran and has also unilaterally targeted companies and individuals helping Iran develop its atomic and missile programs.

The U.S. Congress is currently finalizing a new set of sanctions largely aimed at Iran's petroleum industry. Both houses have passed versions of the sanctions and are working to reconcile their differences.

While U.S. officials have expressed opposition to the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline deal, the issue is complicated by Washington's reliance on Pakistan's cooperation to fight al-Qaida and the Taliban.

The U.S. also acknowledges that Pakistan faces a severe energy crisis and has made aid to the energy sector one of its top development priorities. Electricity shortages in Pakistan cause rolling blackouts that affect businesses and intensify suffering during the hot summer months.

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

 

[WillUSDemiseBePeaceful?]

Ignore, after all, Pakistan isn't suppose to get those reactors from China.

 

[Desert Fox]

Pressure tactics. Hmmm we should go ahead with the project. would see what can be happen if US puts sanctions on Iran.

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BTW we are already going for China civilian nuke deal when failed to put much pressure on that front Yankees are now doing this.

so Pakistan is still getting the reactors from China?

 

[TaimiKhan]

Aaahhh the usual US hypocrisy, if you tell them to put sanctions on the export of oil being done by Iran, then the US will say it will have negative impact on the world, reason being oil prices will sky rocket and in the end US will be the one hit hard, so when it comes to their own objectives, no sanctions, but if it is others, then put sanctions.

Wah wah ji, kiya kehnaaa

 

[asq]

Even if the so called lagislation goes through, it will not apply retroctivily, so contracts signed before this lagislation will not fall under it.

My two cents worth.

 

[SpArK]

New restrictions on Iran may affect Pak: Halbrooke

.:: SAMAA - New restrictions on Iran may affect Pak: Halbrooke



ISLAMABAD: US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said new impositions on Iran may affect Pakistan, SAMAA reported Sunday.

While talking to media persons, Halbrooke has said that US is aware of Pakistan’s power crisis, therefore he has stressed Pakistan to wait till the legislature procedures in American cabinet complete regarding the impositions on Iran. Thus he warns Pakistan not to rely on Pak Iran gas pipe line project as new restrictions on Iran may affect Pakistan too.

Pakistan has a strategic importance, he said. SAMAA

 

[forcetrip]

The Sanctions will not affect the deal between Iran and Pakistan pipeline project.


‘UN sanctions will not harm Iran-Pakistan pipeline project’ – The Express Tribune

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi rejected US concerns over the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project, saying that UN sanctions on Tehran will not harm the deal and that it is much needed for Pakistan in the wake of the current energy crisis.

The foreign minister was speaking to the media at Multan airport on Sunday. Talking about the strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the US, he said that a future plan would be drafted after the strategic dialogue is completed in July after Hillary Clinton arrives.

Qureshi said that the sanctions imposed on Iran were imposed by the Security Council, and that Pakistan would respect the sanctions. He also mentioned that China-Pakistan nuclear cooperation was not discussed during the meeting with Richard Holbrooke, and that Pakistan was well aware of how to protect its interests.

The foreign ministers statement comes after Holbrooke hinted that Pakistan should be wary of the gas pipeline deal with Iran.

US special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke arrived in Islamabad on Saturday. Holbrooke’s visit aims at reviewing developments in strategic dialogue, and to finalise an agenda for US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton’s visit.

 

[Hutchroy]

Aaahhh the usual US hypocrisy, if you tell them to put sanctions on the export of oil being done by Iran, then the US will say it will have negative impact on the world, reason being oil prices will sky rocket and in the end US will be the one hit hard, so when it comes to their own objectives, no sanctions, but if it is others, then put sanctions.

Wah wah ji, kiya kehnaaa

An US – UN Sanction on Iranian Oil Exports will effect Japan, China, India South Korea and India which in 2008 Imported 1,570 Billion Barrels Daily, Italy, Spain, Greece and France 500 Million Barrels Daily, South Africa 90 Million Barrels Daily and the Rest of the World 440 Million Barrels Daily.

As such the United States cannot go against Top Asian Importers of Iranian Crude. As far as the "US and other European Nations" are concerned Libya, Nigeria etc. will pick up the slack.

In the case of Pakistan the US has more leverage especially the Defence and Economic Aid coupled with the IMF and WB lending.

However, if Pakistan can allay India’s “Fears” so as to have an IPI pipeline then in my opinion the US will have to think many times before imposing sanctions on such a Pipeline.

 

[Spring Onion]

so Pakistan is still getting the reactors from China?

For the time being its positive unless Zardari doesnt bow to US or we are not able to extract something better than this from US

 

[nwmalik]

no gas from iran
no nuclear deal with china
sorry nothing from us for your energy problem.

from your uncle
Sam
XXX

 

[Fighter488]

Pakistan FM vows to implement Iran gas pipeline project despite U.S. warning ​

English.news.cn 2010-06-20 22:42:42 FeedbackPrintRSS

ISLAMABAD, June 20 (Xinhua) --

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Sunday defended the 7.5 billion-U.S.-dollar gas pipeline with Iran and said Islamabad will take the project forward despite sanctions on Iran.​

Qureshi's comments came hours after U.S. Special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke warned Pakistan against the pipeline intended to bring the much-needed natural gas to the energy starved country.

Pakistan and Iran formally signed the deal in Tehran on June 13, under which Iran will supply Pakistan with natural gas from mid- 2014.

"The gas pipeline project with Iran is in Pakistan's interests, " the Pakistani Foreign Minister told a news conference in the city of Multan in Punjab.​

Qureshi said that Pakistani experts are of the opinion that sanctions on Iran will not affect gas pipeline project as it is a bilateral agreement and both countries have already finalized the deal.

He said that gas pipeline deal with Iran will not violate international laws, adding Pakistan will focus on its interests without violating international laws.

The Pakistani Foreign Minister said that the visiting U.S envoy Richard Holbrooke also remained silent when he was asked about the Iran gas pipeline deal on Saturday.

He said sanctions on Iran have not been imposed for the first time and that the Islamic republic had also been slapped with curbs three times before. He added that it is fourth time that Iran has been sanctioned, adding that if these sanctions have been imposed under chapter 7 of the UN then all UN members will apply and Pakistan will respect it like other countries.

The pipeline was initially mooted to carry gas from Iran to Pakistan and on to India. India withdrew from negotiations last year after signing a nuclear deal with the United States, but has kept open the option of rejoining the project at a later stage.

Iran will export more than 21 million cubic metres (742 million cubic feet) of natural gas daily, according to the deal.

Meanwhile Iranian ambassador in Islamabad Mash' Allah Shakeri has said the multi-billion Iran gas pipeline has enhanced Pakistan ' s strategic importance, particularly in relation to India.

"In addition to the added economic value of billions of dollars, the Iran gas pipeline agreement has boosted the strategic value of Pakistan in the region. If there is any third country recipient, they have to recognize that Pakistan is going to provide a peaceful passage," Shakeri told Express Television in an interview.

Pakistan FM vows to implement Iran gas pipeline project despite U.S. warning