Pakistan today said that it is not bound by the US sanctions imposed on Iran and will only abide by the UN while implementing a multi-million dollar gas deal with Tehran. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said this in response to criticism in some political quarters following indications that Pakistan might back out from the 7.5 billion dolar gas pipeline deal if it comes under the ambit of US sanctions.<br/><br/>Addressing a lunch he hosted for parliamentarians, Gilani said, if the United Nations will act against Iran, Islamabad will examine such a move according to international laws.<br/> US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke had said on Sunday that he had warned Islamabad against signing a deal with Tehran on the gas pipeline as the US is preparing sanctions that could affect the project.<br/><br/>Holbrooke told American reporters that Pakistan should not over-commit itself to the project till the "comprehensive" sanctions are finalised.<br/><br/>After Holbrooke's comments were reported, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said that Pakistan would not violate international law but hoped the deal, crucial to its<br/>energy needs, would not come under the ambit of fresh sanctions on Tehran.<br/><br/>Iran and Pakistan recently signed an export deal that commits Tehran to selling natural gas to Islamabad from 2014.<br/><br/>Iran has built 907 km of the pipeline that will carry natural gas from its South Pars field.<br/><br/>The pipeline was originally planned to connect Iran, Pakistan and India, though New Delhi is yet to commit to the project.