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The Foreign Office issued a statement on Thursday expressing its expectations from the U.S. on Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project. The U.S. and Arab have been browbeating Pakistan into scaring them off from tying knots with Iran on any grounds. Nonetheless, neither U.S. nor Saudis were able to present a practical alternative.
“We know about their concerns but we expect and hope that all our friends, including the US, will show more understanding on this issue,” Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan said.
The groundbreaking ceremony of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is scheduled for March 11. The ceremony will be attended by President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Invitations will be sent to several heads of states of friendly countries.
The U.S. has always seemed upset about the development of Pak-Iran relationship. Khan reiterated that the world should understand the energy situation in Pakistan. It is unfair to keep Pakistanis suffering both economically and socially.
On the contrary, skeptics have expressed their concern about the future of this project as the PPP-led government’s tenure is near the end. The Foreign Office spokesman dismissed the fears as groundless.
“We are not in a fix. We are very clear about this project. It is in our national interest to go ahead with it,” said Khan.
Furthermore, Khan went on rejecting reports that India has mandated Pakistan to seek NOC for construction of water reservoirs in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan including Diamer-Basha Dam.
“Pakistan doesn’t need any NOC from India regarding construction of dams,” Khan said.
Khan said India on the other hand is under an obligation to inform Pakistan if it wanted to carry out any water-related project on rivers allocated for Pakistan. This is clearly stated in the Indus Water Treaty.
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