Pakistan, Iran sign deal on natural gas pipeline
paving the way for the construction of a much-delayed pipeline pumping Iranian to the energy-starved South Asian country, officials said on Wednesday. The $7.6 billion project is crucial for Pakistan to avert a growing already causing severe electricity shortages in the country of about 170 million. hailed the signing of the deal in Turkey on Tuesday as an "historic achievement." "It's a milestone toward meeting energy needs of the country," a Pakistani government statement quoted Qamar as saying. The pipeline will connect Iran's ...
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