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Monday, June 21, 2010
Pakistan won’t violate int’l law if Iran sanctions affect gas project: Qureshi
MULTAN/ISLAMABAD: If the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project falls under the restrictions imposed by the US on Iran, Pakistan will not violate international laws, Foreign Minister Mukhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday. Qureshi told reporters that Pakistani experts hoped that the accord would not be affected by the sanctions imposed on Iran. He said energy was the need of the country and the gas pipeline project should remain intact unless it fell in the ambit of the US restrictions. The foreign minister said Pakistan would protect its interests with regards to energy. However, he said it would be premature to give a final opinion at this stage. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told Daily Times that Pakistan would continue with the project to meet its energy crisis. app/staff report
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk