Energy and Environment

Pakistan to push forward on gas project with Iran

By Washington Examiner

Published December 10, 2013 5:00am ET

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Pakistan to push forward on gas project with Iran — Iranian workers weld two gas pipes together at the start of construction on a pipeline to transfer natural gas from Iran to Pakistan, in Chabahar, southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border, Monday, March 11, 2013. The leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Monday pushed ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, with the Iranian president saying the West has no right to block the project. Flags of Iran, left, and Pakistan, right, are displayed on the pipes. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) | Vahid Salemi

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan will push forward with a controversial pipeline to import natural gas from neighboring Iran, Pakistan said Tuesday, a project opposed by the United States.

The pipeline will link Iran’s gas fields with energy-starved Pakistan, but by going ahead with the project, Pakistan may incur U.S. and international sanctions imposed on Iran — or anyone doing business with Iran — over that country’s nuclear program.

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