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Pakistani Senator Urges Islamabad to Avoid Following US Policies on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Pakistani senator expressed regret that his country is under the US hegemony, and called on the Islamabad government to distance itself from Washington's policies on Iran.
Islamabad should not echo Washington's stance on the Islamic Republic, Khurshid Ahmed told FNA on Saturday, blasting the remarks by Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi about the Iranian nuclear program.
His remarks alluded to Qureshi's comments on Monday that Iran had no justification to seek nuclear weapons, urging the neighboring country to meet its nuclear obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
"In my view, I don't think they have a justification to go nuclear," Qureshi said at Harvard University.
He said that his country accepted Iran's "right to civilian use of technology", but wanted to avoid "another major crisis in the region".
"They have an international obligation. They have signed the NPT and they should respect that," Qureshi added.
Senator Ahmed reiterated that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful, rejecting the West's approach toward the country's nuclear issue.
He further pointed out that the United States and Europe do not have the right to dictate to Iran its security needs when they back Israel by remaining silent over Tel Aviv's atomic arms.
A large number of the Pakistani politicians have started criticizing Islamabad for giving in to the US pressures, urging the country's officials to model on Iran's policies and decisions in relations with the western powers.
A senior Pakistani politician had in June called on Islamabad officials to follow Ahmadinejad as a role model in standing against the irrational demands raised by the western powers, specially the US.
"Pakistani officials should learn from the Iranian president how to represent their nation," Former chief of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami and Head of the country's Majlis-e-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmad told FNA.
He further praised Ahmadinejad's approach in declaring Iran's nuclear positions, and underlined that his approach has portrayed Iran as a strong nation.
Also in August a former Pakistani army commander called on the Islamabad government to distance itself from Washington's policies, and said the country should instead expand its relations with Muslim states.
"The Pakistani government should stop following the US policies to safeguard the nations' interests to the most," former Chief of the Staff of the Pakistani Army General Mirza Aslam Beg told FNA.
Aslam Beg also said history has shown that whenever Pakistan has come closer to Washington, it has faced more problems, so Islamabad should develop its relations with Muslim countries instead.
"Muslim countries are the real friends of Pakistan and we should increase our good ties with them," he added.
Israel, the Middle East's sole nuclear power, possesses hundreds of nuclear warheads while it is not a signatory to the NPT or any other international convention. The Zionist regime has never allowed UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites or arsenals.
Iran, an NPT-signatory, has called for the removal of all weapons of mass destruction from across the globe.
The UN General Assembly approved a draft resolution proposed by Iran on nuclear disarmament in October 2009 amid strong opposition by the US, Britain, France, Israel and a number of western countries.
The resolution ratified in the first committee of the UN General Assembly calls on all nuclear countries to annihilate their nuclear weapons under the supervision of international bodies.
More than 100 countries, including non-nuclear members of the Non-Aligned Movement voted for the resolution.
The resolution also urges Israel to join the NPT and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its nuclear installations.
Fars News Agency :: Pakistani Senator Urges Islamabad to Avoid Following US Policies on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Pakistani senator expressed regret that his country is under the US hegemony, and called on the Islamabad government to distance itself from Washington's policies on Iran.
Islamabad should not echo Washington's stance on the Islamic Republic, Khurshid Ahmed told FNA on Saturday, blasting the remarks by Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi about the Iranian nuclear program.
His remarks alluded to Qureshi's comments on Monday that Iran had no justification to seek nuclear weapons, urging the neighboring country to meet its nuclear obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
"In my view, I don't think they have a justification to go nuclear," Qureshi said at Harvard University.
He said that his country accepted Iran's "right to civilian use of technology", but wanted to avoid "another major crisis in the region".
"They have an international obligation. They have signed the NPT and they should respect that," Qureshi added.
Senator Ahmed reiterated that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful, rejecting the West's approach toward the country's nuclear issue.
He further pointed out that the United States and Europe do not have the right to dictate to Iran its security needs when they back Israel by remaining silent over Tel Aviv's atomic arms.
A large number of the Pakistani politicians have started criticizing Islamabad for giving in to the US pressures, urging the country's officials to model on Iran's policies and decisions in relations with the western powers.
A senior Pakistani politician had in June called on Islamabad officials to follow Ahmadinejad as a role model in standing against the irrational demands raised by the western powers, specially the US.
"Pakistani officials should learn from the Iranian president how to represent their nation," Former chief of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami and Head of the country's Majlis-e-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmad told FNA.
He further praised Ahmadinejad's approach in declaring Iran's nuclear positions, and underlined that his approach has portrayed Iran as a strong nation.
Also in August a former Pakistani army commander called on the Islamabad government to distance itself from Washington's policies, and said the country should instead expand its relations with Muslim states.
"The Pakistani government should stop following the US policies to safeguard the nations' interests to the most," former Chief of the Staff of the Pakistani Army General Mirza Aslam Beg told FNA.
Aslam Beg also said history has shown that whenever Pakistan has come closer to Washington, it has faced more problems, so Islamabad should develop its relations with Muslim countries instead.
"Muslim countries are the real friends of Pakistan and we should increase our good ties with them," he added.
Israel, the Middle East's sole nuclear power, possesses hundreds of nuclear warheads while it is not a signatory to the NPT or any other international convention. The Zionist regime has never allowed UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites or arsenals.
Iran, an NPT-signatory, has called for the removal of all weapons of mass destruction from across the globe.
The UN General Assembly approved a draft resolution proposed by Iran on nuclear disarmament in October 2009 amid strong opposition by the US, Britain, France, Israel and a number of western countries.
The resolution ratified in the first committee of the UN General Assembly calls on all nuclear countries to annihilate their nuclear weapons under the supervision of international bodies.
More than 100 countries, including non-nuclear members of the Non-Aligned Movement voted for the resolution.
The resolution also urges Israel to join the NPT and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its nuclear installations.
Fars News Agency :: Pakistani Senator Urges Islamabad to Avoid Following US Policies on Iran
