An unfair deal
Monday, June 29, 2009
Dawn, Pakistan, Monday, 29 Jun, 2009
AFTER a decade of delay, Islamabad and Tehran finally signed the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline agreement and price accord in May and June in Tehran and Istanbul respectively.
The federal cabinet, without taking the matter to parliament or getting the consent of the government and people of Balochistan, agreed to allow the import of one billion cubic feet of gas from Iran at the rate of 80 per cent of the price of crude oil. However, Iran, desperate to export its gas and other energy resources to regional countries, held a detailed debate on the deal in its parliament.
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AFTER a decade of delay, Islamabad and Tehran finally signed the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline agreement and price accord in May and June in Tehran and Istanbul respectively.
The federal cabinet, without taking the matter to parliament or getting the consent of the government and people of Balochistan, agreed to allow the import of one billion cubic feet of gas from Iran at the rate of 80 per cent of the price of crude oil. However, Iran, desperate to export its gas and other energy resources to regional countries, held a detailed debate on the deal in its parliament.
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Labels: Gas Accord, Iran Pakistan Gas Pipeline
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