Iran-pakistan pipeline: Islamabad to complete project ‘despite US pressure’
“President Zardari will visit Iran for the groundbreaking ceremony and it will take place on March 11,” says Khan.
The ground breaking ceremony will be held on the Iran-Pakistan border, says an official. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan will complete the $7.5 billion gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan despite pressure from the United States, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Moazzam Ahmad Khan said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad.
“President Zardari will visit Iran for the groundbreaking ceremony and it will take place on March 11,” Khan told reporters.
He did not give further details but a senior Pakistani official told AFP that the ceremony will be held on the Iran-Pakistan border.
It will be Zardari’s second visit to Iran since February 27 and comes after officials said a consortium will start work on the pipeline on Pakistani territory on March 11 despite American warnings of possible sanctions.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 8th, 2013.
Pakistan will complete the $7.5 billion gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan despite pressure from the United States, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Moazzam Ahmad Khan said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad.
“President Zardari will visit Iran for the groundbreaking ceremony and it will take place on March 11,” Khan told reporters.
He did not give further details but a senior Pakistani official told AFP that the ceremony will be held on the Iran-Pakistan border.
It will be Zardari’s second visit to Iran since February 27 and comes after officials said a consortium will start work on the pipeline on Pakistani territory on March 11 despite American warnings of possible sanctions.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 8th, 2013.