PTI President Javed Hashmi. PHOTO: EXPRESS/IRFAN ALI
MULTAN:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the leadership of his brand of Pakistan Muslim League are in the United States to sell Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, said Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf President Javed Hashmi.
“Nawaz Sharif and his clique are seeking a price from the US to roll back the most important solution for our energy crisis,” Hashmi told reporters here.
PTI would not remain silent if national interest was abandoned to comply with the US policies, he said.
He said the US was the biggest cause of the troubles Pakistan was facing today. “We have faced the biggest losses in the war against terror and despite accepting the fact, the US still wants Pakistan to obey orders,” Hashmi said.
He claimed that following American dictates was causing more instability in the region. It was clear that the US would endow its blessings on India once Pakistan has served its purpose in the prolonged war in Afghanistan.
“India will get preference over Pakistan in the US policies for this region and we are going to become part of this agenda seeing the current moves of Nawaz Sharif and his administrations.”
He said PM Nawaz was in Washington to attest his loyalty. “Though Nawaz Sharif would fail to stop drone attacks or secure any benefit for Pakistan, he would definitely assure the US administration that ‘we are more loyal to you than any other power stakeholder in Pakistan,’” Hashmi said.
The PTI president came out openly in support of the Taliban. The US, Pakistan and India should realise that the next government in Afghanistan would be of Taliban and it would be the most stable government of last two decades.
He called for ending the operation against Taliban in Afghanistan and bringing them on negotiation table. All Taliban in Afghanistan want to have best relations with Pakistan among all the countries of the world. “Peace is impossible in Afghanistan without Pakistan and this is the universal truth,” Hashmi said.
Nawaz Sharif is dreaming like Zardari about the love of the people of Pakistan without assessing that worst inflation in Pakistan and hike in the prices of electricity and petroleum products have sown the seeds of hatred in the hearts of the people of Pakistan against them.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2013.
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I think it is Iranians that are sold out or paid off to get rid of the project to get concessions on sanctions that they had already been facing for years, as it is not in Americas or in the favour of west.. Part of the deal.
@unbelievable: Great. So we should keep taking in interest-based loans from IMF, increase our deficit, concur helplessly with insane inflation, with our sovereignty vandalized everyday with drones flying throughout Pakistan airspace, poverty growing rampant leading to heinous crimes and corruption. All for the misinformed media-fed statement 'We do not have any other alternatives'.
Shame on you for thinking that your country is worthless like this. Pakistan is a mineral rich, resourceful nation which is deliberately being muffled by international agencies because this nation and this soil has the capacity to break the record of the fastest growing economies. Do you know that the engineering reports from Baluchistan and KP are deliberately falsified, ridiculed and undermined in the media? Ask the army why they are not allowed by their generals to put their engineering core down to Baluchistan sites? It is far less costly that the incessant war in NW.
@Muhammad Saim: Correct it is too expensive. But don't forget our western provinces, we don't need Iran.
@Kaleem: Law and order is downhill there not because of the locals, it is because of the international agencies funding vandalism there.
@csmann: Incorrect. One cannot superimpose statements and give the whole tent to the camel. Opening an office does not mean that they will be allowed to rule. Divide and conquer is the policy.
P. S. I am not a a PTI, Iran-pipeline fan-boy. My people need to know the truth about what media feeds them and what the reality is.
According to IK logic somehow Pakistan would thrive without IMF loans, USA assistance/trade, and that the WOT would magically go away when USA departs Afghanistan. Grow up. Without international loans, USA trade etc Pakistan would be bankrupt, your largest industries shuttered and most people would be sitting in the dark, unemployed and wondering why IK simplistic solutions didn't work. As far as his WOT mantra - when the USA leaves in 2014 the only impact on WOT is that terrorism will escalate and you won't have the USA to blame. . Suggest IK read the latest article on Dawn which indicates that the prices associated with the IP would be an "economic death sentence" - http://dawn.com/news/1051310/report-cites-iran-gas-pipeline-as-economic-death-sentence. Of course he wouldn't know that because the govt and PTI never bothered to do an economic analysis/feasibility study - to busy thumping chests and trying to look like they were doing something to resolve energy crisis.
Just look at the case on merit, iran gas will be available to you at 3.5 times current rate, are you guys willing to pay? may be domestic customers will but Industry will be knocked out of competition at this price.
So pray that the project gets scrapped in return of some cash for oil!
May Allah bless you Mr Hashmi. Ameen.
The perceived future government of Taliban in Afghanistan is a dream. It is the result of the analysis of Afghan situation based on the political scenario of 90's. I have the highest respect for Mr Javed Hashmi but we as a nation should come out of this illusion as soon as possible.
"He said PM Nawaz was in Washington to attest his loyalty."
This one sentence summarize all.
This is opposition. Get em PTI, we are with you.
Thankyou Javed Hashmi, At last someone who comes to the point on the reality in the Region. The whole problem is that people moan and curse about the situation without seeking the truth and solution to the problem. If you assume the Elections were not flawed ( A big assumption I know), the People have chosen PMLN. Now all you PMLN supporters, resolve the issues without making the tired old excuses of 'It was the fault of the Prevous Government'. I just hope people honestly judge the present Government the same way as the PPP Government was honestly judged during its term in office.
For sure Nawaz already sell Iran Gas pipeline by asking Iranian Govt to give loan to Pakistan to build its part of line. Even Chinese bidder company tender was refused to invest on the project which surely indicates govt is not willing to pursue the project which was suppose to be completed in 2014.
My two cents:
1) There is no other reason of America's love for India, except their strong economy. Stop supporting TTP, let the economy grow without begging terrorists and we may also prosper.
2) Iran pipeline is not most important as you say, what if they decline to sell gas? Will our industry die then? Try to find alternatives, local and from other neighboring countries. Sindh and balochistan have gas too, law and order problems in general prohibit companies going there.
Javed Hashmi's statement are a confirmation that they support Taliban to the hilt. What does he mean by saying that "Peace is impossible in Afghanistan without Pakistan and this is the universal truth"?
That PTI is ,indeed, the political wing of Taliban is becoming more clear by the day.That they wish Pakistan to be ruled by Taliban is becoming so obvious.
hashmi sahab.. Nawaz was, and still is your leader.. show some respect dude.. hahaha
PM Nawaz Sharif must not compromise on national interest, it will be like suicide for PMLN to roll back Iran-Pak Gas Project.
Tue that, Nawaz sharif has no agenda for US visit, They already got so much from IMF recently and also US released billion of dollars couple of weeks ago, I wonder why did he go there ??
Obviously to ask them whats next Obama G ??
Sir you are saying right but also do something in National Assembly.
iran pakistan gas pipeline project cannot be completed because of international sanctions on iran