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'Attack on Iran will be construed as attack on us'
Friday, February 03, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
LONDON, February 3 (IranMania) - A senior minister of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province said that any possible attack on Iran would be construed as an attack on Pakistan, said IRNA.
Finance Minister Sirajul Haq expressed these views during his visit to the Iranian Cultural Centre in Peshawar on Thursday, wherein he met the Incharge of the centre Masood Islami.
He attributed deep-rooted Iran-Pakistan relations to Persian language.
The minister rejected the US and West pressure and conspiracies against the Islamic Republic.
Welcoming election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iranian president, the minister said with his courageous leadership and views, he had become the spokesman of the entire one billion Islamic Ummah.
He expressed regrets over the bid to weaken Persian language in the Middle East while welcoming the victory of Hamas in the recent election.
"In collective life of both countries' peoples and mutual unity between Iran and Pakistan, Persian language has played an important role," he maintained.
Peeping in to history, he said that British rulers also tried to do away with Persian during their occupation of the region.
Persian language, he continued, not only brought Iran and Pakistan closer, but also played a role in spreading the message of Islamic Revolution in effective manner.
Youth had keen interest in learning Persian language, mainly because the real actual message of Islam was in Arabic and Persian, he said.
"We are proud of being neighbour of a country of Iran's stature," he added.
Masood Islami expressed the hope that Iran's progress in science and technology would help the Muslim Ummah in coping with the Western challenges.
Before the minister's comments, Pakistan's Ambassador to Iran, Shafqat Saeed has also during an interview with "IRNA" had opposed taking Iran's issue to the Security Council and called for its settlement through dialogue.
Former minister and senior leader of Pakistan Peoples' Party Naseerullah Babar had also cautioned that the US and West's pressure, if resulted in sanctions on Iran would have negative impact globally.
He said that the legitimate right of a country could not be snatched away by coercion or pressure or sanctions.
Leader of Opposition in the lower house of Parliament Maulana Fazlur Rehman had also supported Iran's bid to use nuclear technology for prosperity and well-being of its people. He had pointed out that Iran would abide by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, being signatory to it.
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Friday, February 03, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com
LONDON, February 3 (IranMania) - A senior minister of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province said that any possible attack on Iran would be construed as an attack on Pakistan, said IRNA.
Finance Minister Sirajul Haq expressed these views during his visit to the Iranian Cultural Centre in Peshawar on Thursday, wherein he met the Incharge of the centre Masood Islami.
He attributed deep-rooted Iran-Pakistan relations to Persian language.
The minister rejected the US and West pressure and conspiracies against the Islamic Republic.
Welcoming election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iranian president, the minister said with his courageous leadership and views, he had become the spokesman of the entire one billion Islamic Ummah.
He expressed regrets over the bid to weaken Persian language in the Middle East while welcoming the victory of Hamas in the recent election.
"In collective life of both countries' peoples and mutual unity between Iran and Pakistan, Persian language has played an important role," he maintained.
Peeping in to history, he said that British rulers also tried to do away with Persian during their occupation of the region.
Persian language, he continued, not only brought Iran and Pakistan closer, but also played a role in spreading the message of Islamic Revolution in effective manner.
Youth had keen interest in learning Persian language, mainly because the real actual message of Islam was in Arabic and Persian, he said.
"We are proud of being neighbour of a country of Iran's stature," he added.
Masood Islami expressed the hope that Iran's progress in science and technology would help the Muslim Ummah in coping with the Western challenges.
Before the minister's comments, Pakistan's Ambassador to Iran, Shafqat Saeed has also during an interview with "IRNA" had opposed taking Iran's issue to the Security Council and called for its settlement through dialogue.
Former minister and senior leader of Pakistan Peoples' Party Naseerullah Babar had also cautioned that the US and West's pressure, if resulted in sanctions on Iran would have negative impact globally.
He said that the legitimate right of a country could not be snatched away by coercion or pressure or sanctions.
Leader of Opposition in the lower house of Parliament Maulana Fazlur Rehman had also supported Iran's bid to use nuclear technology for prosperity and well-being of its people. He had pointed out that Iran would abide by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, being signatory to it.
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