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**** you and **** your sympathies Mr Holbrooke. Our country is not run your sympathies, it requires much more then that so if the US of A cannot help us in concrete steps and just words are used to consolidate us, better stay out. Either put up or shut up.
After this statement i for one have serious reservations and doubts on the intentions of GOP since they cant bite the hands that feed them and the nation may hear another bad news in days to come.
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US cautions Pakistan on Iran pipeline
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should be wary of committing to an Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline because anticipated US sanctions on Iran could hit Pakistani companies, the US special representative to the region said on Sunday.
Richard Holbrooke told reporters that new legislation, which targets Irans energy sector, is being drafted in the US Congress and that Pakistan should wait and see.
Pakistan has an obvious, major energy problem and we are sympathetic to that, but in regards to a specific project, legislation is being prepared that may apply to the project, he said, referring to the pipeline.
We caution the Pakistanis not to over-commit themselves until we know the legislation.
Pakistan is plagued by chronic electricity shortages that have led to mass demonstrations and battered the PPP-led government.
US Senator Joseph Lieberman said last week he expected Congress to finish shortly the legislation tightening US sanctions on Iran that would include provisions affecting the supply of refined petroleum products to Tehran, and add to sanctions on its financial sector.
Lieberman, an independent, is a member of a House-Senate committee of negotiators working on final details of the bill and said it could pass by July 4.
The $7.6 billion natural gas pipeline deal, signed in March, doesnt directly deal with refined petroleum products and was hailed in both Iran and Pakistan as highly beneficial.
The US has so far been muted in its criticism of the deal, balancing its need to support Pakistan, a vital ally in the global war against Al Qaeda, with its desire to isolate Iran.
But the legislation could be comprehensive enough to have major implications for Pakistani companies, Holbrooke said. We caution Pakistan to wait and see what the legislation is.
This was Holbrookes tenth trip to Pakistan since President Barack Obama appointed him special representative to the region. His visit followed a series of working group meetings this week that are part of the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue, which both countries say will lay the groundwork for a new relationship.
Afghanistan was on the agenda in meetings with the Pakistani leadership, Holbrooke said, including talks on a Pakistani role in talks between the Afghan Taliban and the Kabul government.
Regardless of what happened in Afghanistan, he said, the United States would remain engaged with Pakistan.
Pakistan matters in and of itself. Whatever happens in Afghanistan, the US cannot turn away from Pakistan again, he said.
We are not going to repeat the mistakes that occurred at least not on our watch in the last 20 years.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should be wary of committing to an Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline because anticipated US sanctions on Iran could hit Pakistani companies, the US special representative to the region said on Sunday.
Richard Holbrooke told reporters that new legislation, which targets Irans energy sector, is being drafted in the US Congress and that Pakistan should wait and see.
Pakistan has an obvious, major energy problem and we are sympathetic to that, but in regards to a specific project, legislation is being prepared that may apply to the project, he said, referring to the pipeline.
We caution the Pakistanis not to over-commit themselves until we know the legislation.
Pakistan is plagued by chronic electricity shortages that have led to mass demonstrations and battered the PPP-led government.
US Senator Joseph Lieberman said last week he expected Congress to finish shortly the legislation tightening US sanctions on Iran that would include provisions affecting the supply of refined petroleum products to Tehran, and add to sanctions on its financial sector.
Lieberman, an independent, is a member of a House-Senate committee of negotiators working on final details of the bill and said it could pass by July 4.
The $7.6 billion natural gas pipeline deal, signed in March, doesnt directly deal with refined petroleum products and was hailed in both Iran and Pakistan as highly beneficial.
The US has so far been muted in its criticism of the deal, balancing its need to support Pakistan, a vital ally in the global war against Al Qaeda, with its desire to isolate Iran.
But the legislation could be comprehensive enough to have major implications for Pakistani companies, Holbrooke said. We caution Pakistan to wait and see what the legislation is.
This was Holbrookes tenth trip to Pakistan since President Barack Obama appointed him special representative to the region. His visit followed a series of working group meetings this week that are part of the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue, which both countries say will lay the groundwork for a new relationship.
Afghanistan was on the agenda in meetings with the Pakistani leadership, Holbrooke said, including talks on a Pakistani role in talks between the Afghan Taliban and the Kabul government.
Regardless of what happened in Afghanistan, he said, the United States would remain engaged with Pakistan.
Pakistan matters in and of itself. Whatever happens in Afghanistan, the US cannot turn away from Pakistan again, he said.
We are not going to repeat the mistakes that occurred at least not on our watch in the last 20 years.
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US special envoy Richard Holbrooke has warned Pakistan against committing itself to a gas pipeline project with Iran because of anticipated American sanctions against Tehran.
Mr Holbrooke said Islamabad should wait until it received more details on new US legislation that could affect the multi-billion dollar project.
Iran signed a deal with Pakistan to supply it with natural gas from 2014.
Pakistan says it needs the gas from Iran to ease its growing energy crisis.
The original plan was to carry gas from Iran to Pakistan and then to India, but Delhi withdrew from the project due to differences over prices and transit fees, and also apparently due to pressure from the US.
The US Congress is preparing new legislation which will impose more sanctions on Iran because of concerns over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Mr Holbrooke, who is on a visit to Pakistan, cautioned the country against going ahead with the gas pipeline project.
"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," he said.
He admitted that Pakistan "has an obvious major energy problem" and that the US was "very sympathetic to it".
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the pipeline deal with Iran did not violate existing sanctions against Iran.
Iran signed a deal with Pakistan last week to supply it with natural gas from 2014.
The pipeline was originally planned to transport gas from Iran to India through Pakistan.
The deal with India was stalled by disputes over transit fees and security issues.
BBC News - US cautions Pakistan over gas deal with Iran
Mr Holbrooke said Islamabad should wait until it received more details on new US legislation that could affect the multi-billion dollar project.
Iran signed a deal with Pakistan to supply it with natural gas from 2014.
Pakistan says it needs the gas from Iran to ease its growing energy crisis.
The original plan was to carry gas from Iran to Pakistan and then to India, but Delhi withdrew from the project due to differences over prices and transit fees, and also apparently due to pressure from the US.
The US Congress is preparing new legislation which will impose more sanctions on Iran because of concerns over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Mr Holbrooke, who is on a visit to Pakistan, cautioned the country against going ahead with the gas pipeline project.
"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," he said.
He admitted that Pakistan "has an obvious major energy problem" and that the US was "very sympathetic to it".
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the pipeline deal with Iran did not violate existing sanctions against Iran.
Iran signed a deal with Pakistan last week to supply it with natural gas from 2014.
The pipeline was originally planned to transport gas from Iran to India through Pakistan.
The deal with India was stalled by disputes over transit fees and security issues.
BBC News - US cautions Pakistan over gas deal with Iran
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Pakistan ignores US on Iran gas deal
Pakistan's Foreign Minister says his country needs energy, emphasizing that Islamabad will continue a gas pipeline deal with Iran despite sanctions on Tehran.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters on Sunday that the present government has struck the gas pipeline deal with Iran in view of Pakistan's energy requirements.
"This agreement is in the interest of Pakistan and it will only see its interests and the international laws…… the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline agreement will not come under the ambit of the sanctions on Tehran," he said, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister disclosed that all the different phases of the gas pipeline agreement have been finalized and Islamabad wants it to proceed as planned.
On Sunday, Tehran and Islamabad finished signing a multi-billion-dollar contract, which supplies Pakistan with Iranian natural gas from 2014.
That same day, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, warned Islamabad that a recently signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being finalized in the US Congress.
"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," he said.
Under the $7.6 billion deal, the Islamic Republic has agreed to provide 50 million cubic feet of natural gas to Pakistan on a daily basis from mid-2014.
The pipeline will account for 20 percent of the recipient's demands once Iran's giant South Pars gas field is connected with Pakistan's Baluchistan province.
Iran has already constructed more than 900 kilometers of the pipeline, stating that as a country with huge gas reserves, it is capable of guaranteeing global energy security.
The project, which aims to transport gas from Iran to Pakistan through a 2,600-kilometer pipeline, was first advanced in 1994 but has been stalled by a series of disputes between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan ignores US on Iran gas deal
Pakistan's Foreign Minister says his country needs energy, emphasizing that Islamabad will continue a gas pipeline deal with Iran despite sanctions on Tehran.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters on Sunday that the present government has struck the gas pipeline deal with Iran in view of Pakistan's energy requirements.
"This agreement is in the interest of Pakistan and it will only see its interests and the international laws…… the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline agreement will not come under the ambit of the sanctions on Tehran," he said, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister disclosed that all the different phases of the gas pipeline agreement have been finalized and Islamabad wants it to proceed as planned.
On Sunday, Tehran and Islamabad finished signing a multi-billion-dollar contract, which supplies Pakistan with Iranian natural gas from 2014.
That same day, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, warned Islamabad that a recently signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being finalized in the US Congress.
"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," he said.
Under the $7.6 billion deal, the Islamic Republic has agreed to provide 50 million cubic feet of natural gas to Pakistan on a daily basis from mid-2014.
The pipeline will account for 20 percent of the recipient's demands once Iran's giant South Pars gas field is connected with Pakistan's Baluchistan province.
Iran has already constructed more than 900 kilometers of the pipeline, stating that as a country with huge gas reserves, it is capable of guaranteeing global energy security.
The project, which aims to transport gas from Iran to Pakistan through a 2,600-kilometer pipeline, was first advanced in 1994 but has been stalled by a series of disputes between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan ignores US on Iran gas deal
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US is "very sympathetic" to our energy concerns but they will try their level best to block our nuclear deal with China and gas pipeline deal with Iran. Really a concerned "ally".
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Pakistan ignores US on Iran gas deal
Pakistan's Foreign Minister says his country needs energy, emphasizing that Islamabad will continue a gas pipeline deal with Iran despite sanctions on Tehran.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters on Sunday that the present government has struck the gas pipeline deal with Iran in view of Pakistan's energy requirements.
"This agreement is in the interest of Pakistan and it will only see its interests and the international laws the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline agreement will not come under the ambit of the sanctions on Tehran," he said, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister disclosed that all the different phases of the gas pipeline agreement have been finalized and Islamabad wants it to proceed as planned.
On Sunday, Tehran and Islamabad finished signing a multi-billion-dollar contract, which supplies Pakistan with Iranian natural gas from 2014.
That same day, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, warned Islamabad that a recently signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being finalized in the US Congress.
"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," he said.
Under the $7.6 billion deal, the Islamic Republic has agreed to provide 50 million cubic feet of natural gas to Pakistan on a daily basis from mid-2014.
The pipeline will account for 20 percent of the recipient's demands once Iran's giant South Pars gas field is connected with Pakistan's Baluchistan province.
Iran has already constructed more than 900 kilometers of the pipeline, stating that as a country with huge gas reserves, it is capable of guaranteeing global energy security.
The project, which aims to transport gas from Iran to Pakistan through a 2,600-kilometer pipeline, was first advanced in 1994 but has been stalled by a series of disputes between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister says his country needs energy, emphasizing that Islamabad will continue a gas pipeline deal with Iran despite sanctions on Tehran.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters on Sunday that the present government has struck the gas pipeline deal with Iran in view of Pakistan's energy requirements.
"This agreement is in the interest of Pakistan and it will only see its interests and the international laws the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline agreement will not come under the ambit of the sanctions on Tehran," he said, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister disclosed that all the different phases of the gas pipeline agreement have been finalized and Islamabad wants it to proceed as planned.
On Sunday, Tehran and Islamabad finished signing a multi-billion-dollar contract, which supplies Pakistan with Iranian natural gas from 2014.
That same day, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, warned Islamabad that a recently signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being finalized in the US Congress.
"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," he said.
Under the $7.6 billion deal, the Islamic Republic has agreed to provide 50 million cubic feet of natural gas to Pakistan on a daily basis from mid-2014.
The pipeline will account for 20 percent of the recipient's demands once Iran's giant South Pars gas field is connected with Pakistan's Baluchistan province.
Iran has already constructed more than 900 kilometers of the pipeline, stating that as a country with huge gas reserves, it is capable of guaranteeing global energy security.
The project, which aims to transport gas from Iran to Pakistan through a 2,600-kilometer pipeline, was first advanced in 1994 but has been stalled by a series of disputes between Pakistan and India.
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US is "very sympathetic" to our energy concerns but they will try their level best to block our nuclear deal with China and gas pipeline deal with Iran. Really a concerned "ally".
They are sympathetic but pak should be rational. Nuclear deal is out of question and can be misused as per old habits.
And Iran is US's concern. I do feel they are wrong here but you can't claim to be a ally when you give a damn to your ally/facilitator/donor.
US of A will help u out but pak should also work as ally then they will do whatever they can. Historically it's US of A who has always helped Pakistan.
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Who are you to judge us ??? Ever seen your own stealing nuke material record under the disguise of peaceful purposes, atleast we are not that much of hypocrites and liars who steal under the disguise of peaceful purposes. Our nuke material of whatever kind doesn't turns up on the streets and people getting dead or ill due to that. So check your own record and then lecture us.
It must be Indian old habit of using nuke material for military purposes under the disguise of peaceful means, our record in that matter is 100% clear, we have been running 2 civilians nuclear plants under the IAEA monitoring and so far not a single report that we diverted thing to our military program from there, as we don't need to, we keep both things separate unlike others who steal and used the stolen material for military purposes.
Our military purpose plants are separate and we are building more of them, we don't act like others.
And as for your last para, you seriously need to read history and learn about it, copy pasting articles and giving colors to it won't make you learn history, US has harmed us more compared to have helped us, you need to read your history and get your facts right.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Pakistan wont violate intl law if Iran sanctions affect gas project: Qureshi
MULTAN/ISLAMABAD: If the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project falls under the restrictions imposed by the US on Iran, Pakistan will not violate international laws, Foreign Minister Mukhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday. Qureshi told reporters that Pakistani experts hoped that the accord would not be affected by the sanctions imposed on Iran. He said energy was the need of the country and the gas pipeline project should remain intact unless it fell in the ambit of the US restrictions. The foreign minister said Pakistan would protect its interests with regards to energy. However, he said it would be premature to give a final opinion at this stage. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told Daily Times that Pakistan would continue with the project to meet its energy crisis. app/staff report
Pakistan wont violate intl law if Iran sanctions affect gas project: Qureshi
MULTAN/ISLAMABAD: If the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project falls under the restrictions imposed by the US on Iran, Pakistan will not violate international laws, Foreign Minister Mukhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday. Qureshi told reporters that Pakistani experts hoped that the accord would not be affected by the sanctions imposed on Iran. He said energy was the need of the country and the gas pipeline project should remain intact unless it fell in the ambit of the US restrictions. The foreign minister said Pakistan would protect its interests with regards to energy. However, he said it would be premature to give a final opinion at this stage. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told Daily Times that Pakistan would continue with the project to meet its energy crisis. app/staff report
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you mean India re-invented the invented Nuclear bombs
So the invention of Nuclear bomb took place in USA and after that in India
And what is it to do with Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline?
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Pakistan says will abide by U.S. sanctions on Iran
By Kamran Haider
ISLAMABAD June 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan will abide by any U.S. sanctions on Iran, which Washington has warned could hit Pakistani companies involved in a $7.6 billion Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline deal, the prime minister said on Monday.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's remarks came the day after U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke warned Islamabad against becoming too committed to the project because of the expected sanctions' effects.
"If the U.S. imposes sanctions, they will have international implications and Pakistan as a member of the international community will follow them," he told reporters at a press conference in the southern Sindh province.
The U.S. Congress is finalising legislation tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, which Washington believes is being used to develop weapons. Tehran denies that.
Holbrooke urged Pakistan to wait and see the final legislation before moving ahead on the deal, signed in March.
Pakistan is desperate for new energy sources, saddled with expensive power generation and a daily shortage of as much as 5,000 megawatts. Frequent power outages hamper industry and have sparked street protests against President Asif Ali Zardari's government.
The U.N. Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions on Iran on June 9 over its nuclear programme, which Washington believes is being used to develop weapons. Iran denies trying to develop a nuclear arsenal.
The pipeline, expected to be completed by 2015, originally would have terminated in India. However, New Delhi has been reluctant to join given its long-running rivalry with Pakistan.
Pakistan says will abide by U.S. sanctions on Iran | Energy & Oil | Reuters
By Kamran Haider
ISLAMABAD June 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan will abide by any U.S. sanctions on Iran, which Washington has warned could hit Pakistani companies involved in a $7.6 billion Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline deal, the prime minister said on Monday.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's remarks came the day after U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke warned Islamabad against becoming too committed to the project because of the expected sanctions' effects.
"If the U.S. imposes sanctions, they will have international implications and Pakistan as a member of the international community will follow them," he told reporters at a press conference in the southern Sindh province.
The U.S. Congress is finalising legislation tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, which Washington believes is being used to develop weapons. Tehran denies that.
Holbrooke urged Pakistan to wait and see the final legislation before moving ahead on the deal, signed in March.
Pakistan is desperate for new energy sources, saddled with expensive power generation and a daily shortage of as much as 5,000 megawatts. Frequent power outages hamper industry and have sparked street protests against President Asif Ali Zardari's government.
The U.N. Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions on Iran on June 9 over its nuclear programme, which Washington believes is being used to develop weapons. Iran denies trying to develop a nuclear arsenal.
The pipeline, expected to be completed by 2015, originally would have terminated in India. However, New Delhi has been reluctant to join given its long-running rivalry with Pakistan.
Pakistan says will abide by U.S. sanctions on Iran | Energy & Oil | Reuters
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