IP Gas Pipeline: Chinese contract for partial construction
“The comprehensive nuclear deal can accelerate the IP project,” said the minister.
ISLAMABAD:
State Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Jam Kamal Khan said on Wednesday that Islamabad was committed to executing the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. He said that a contract has been signed between Pakistan and a Chinese company to construct part of the IP gas pipeline from Gwadar Port to Nawabshah. “The comprehensive nuclear deal can accelerate the IP project,” said the minister. Execution of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) Natural Gas Pipeline Project will not undermine role of the IP gas pipeline, he added. Iran and Pakistan signed an agreement for the construction of the gas pipeline in 1995. The IP pipeline aims to help Pakistan overcome its growing energy needs at a time when the country of over 180 million people is grappling with serious energy shortages.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 7th, 2015.
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