Pakistan will pursue a gas pipeline deal with Iran despite international pressure, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said.

BBC: Pakistan defends Iran gas pipeline deal

In addition, some Caribbean countries such as Jamaica and Trinidad remain determined to retain it despite international pressure to abandon it or restrict its use.

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So, if the international community keeps up the pressure on Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to keep talking, despite the carnage on the streets outside, there will still be a chance that a truce will come.

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