Source: Asia Times:
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider
KARACHI – Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has vowed to complete the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project by 2014 despite United States opposition. Ahmadinejad, who attended the summit of the Developing-8 (D-8) countries held in Islamabad last week, told a press conference in Islamabad that Iran was extending financial assistance to Pakistan to help towards completion of the project.
He pledged a US$500 million loan to Islamabad for laying the portion of the pipeline inside Pakistani territory, which is estimated to cost $1.5 billion.