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ISLAMABAD: The US has reiterated concerns over the multi-billion-dollar pipeline plan projected to bring gas from Iran to Pakistan. Washington has also brushed aside the impression that it has changed its position on the matter.
“We support Pakistan government’s plans to meet its energy shortages, but that does not mean we have approved the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project,” said US embassy spokesman Alberto Rodriguez on Monday. “We have conveyed our concerns to the government of Pakistan,” he told The Express Tribune in response to media reports suggesting that the US is no longer opposing the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. Rodriguez, however, did not elaborate.
Washington wants to penalise Iran over its alleged ambitions to seek atom bomb by pressing Pakistan not to enter into economic venture with Tehran. India, which was also part of the original plan, has already done so in exchange of securing a civilian nuclear deal with the US. The Obama Administration has so far spurned similar request from Pakistan, but has offered to assist it in obtaining Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and electricity from Tajikistan via Afghanistan if it abandoned the Iranian pipeline project. The project, costing nearly $8 billion, has already been signed between Pakistan and Iran. If everything goes well, Pakistan would start getting natural gas by 2014.
In June this year, President Barrack Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act that could potentially create problem for Pakistan and its companies, which are in process of importing gas from Iran. Under the legislation, the US can bar foreign companies from the American financial system and markets if they continue to do business with Iranian entities, which are involved in the energy sector.
US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke was on record in saying that it would be “a disaster if an agreement was reached which then triggered something under the law.” However, Pakistan is trying to downplay the US concerns, saying the Obama Administration is well aware of the fact that its opposition to the project would not go down well with the public here.
“Pakistan is a sovereign country and we take decisions in our own national interests,” remarked Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit. The spokesman told The Express Tribune that the US sanctions on Iran are not applicable to its gas sector. “Therefore, Pakistan is of the view that the sanctions on Iran do not have an impact on the gas pipeline project,” he insisted.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2010.
 
The pipeline is the need of the hour. We do have hydel resources and US and West would not let us have civilian nuclear energy, this is the only way out. Iran is next door and would be a good supply source. Good for economic reasons and in our best national interests.
 
I would say Pakistan should stop agreeing the US term and should stand on their own. Kick the US and project the pipeline, boost the economy.
 
I would say Pakistan should stop agreeing the US term and should stand on their own. Kick the US and project the pipeline, boost the economy.

Yes, US did not want us to build our steel industry so we keep importing US Steel, I guess that did not work for the US.

US did not want us to keep up with the Super-7 and the JF-17 project and keep buying US, that did not work for the US.

US did not want us to explode a nuclear device but buy more US conventional arms, we know what happened there.

US wanted to us open Israel's embassey for the last 64 years, but that is not going to happen.

US definately did not want our defence industry to grow, but could not stop it.

Pak Iran Pipeline will happen because it will benefit Pakistan. US wants to push for LNG, but Pakistan Navy needs to have 100+ ships to guard the LNG imports to keep the sea lanes open which will be very expensive and bad for our economy. Pakistan First. :pakistan:.
 
ISLAMABAD: The US has reiterated concerns over the multi-billion-dollar pipeline plan projected to bring gas from Iran to Pakistan. Washington has also brushed aside the impression that it has changed its position on the matter.
“We support Pakistan government’s plans to meet its energy shortages, but that does not mean we have approved the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project,” said US embassy spokesman Alberto Rodriguez on Monday. “We have conveyed our concerns to the government of Pakistan,” he told The Express Tribune in response to media reports suggesting that the US is no longer opposing the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. Rodriguez, however, did not elaborate.
Washington wants to penalise Iran over its alleged ambitions to seek atom bomb by pressing Pakistan not to enter into economic venture with Tehran. India, which was also part of the original plan, has already done so in exchange of securing a civilian nuclear deal with the US. The Obama Administration has so far spurned similar request from Pakistan, but has offered to assist it in obtaining Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and electricity from Tajikistan via Afghanistan if it abandoned the Iranian pipeline project. The project, costing nearly $8 billion, has already been signed between Pakistan and Iran. If everything goes well, Pakistan would start getting natural gas by 2014.
In June this year, President Barrack Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act that could potentially create problem for Pakistan and its companies, which are in process of importing gas from Iran. Under the legislation, the US can bar foreign companies from the American financial system and markets if they continue to do business with Iranian entities, which are involved in the energy sector.
US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke was on record in saying that it would be “a disaster if an agreement was reached which then triggered something under the law.” However, Pakistan is trying to downplay the US concerns, saying the Obama Administration is well aware of the fact that its opposition to the project would not go down well with the public here.
“Pakistan is a sovereign country and we take decisions in our own national interests,” remarked Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit. The spokesman told The Express Tribune that the US sanctions on Iran are not applicable to its gas sector. “Therefore, Pakistan is of the view that the sanctions on Iran do not have an impact on the gas pipeline project,” he insisted.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2010.

Approved? Did i read it right? Approved! who the **** are they to approve a bilateral agreement between Pakistan and Iran. Seriously some one needs to give the US of A a Shut up call.......question is who is it going to be......definitely not the government.:disagree:
 

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