ISGS, Ministry of energy failed to pursue G2G agreement.

Islamabad -- The Inter State Gas System (Pvt.) Limited (ISGS) and Ministry of Energy are not observing G2G agreement in true letter and spirit as officials were allegedly preferring their personal vested interest to national interests and making dent in foreign relations of Pakistan and Russia.

Four years ago, Russia and Pakistan signed a G2G agreement as Russia agreed to provide 85 percent financing ($2billion) to build North Gas Pipeline project from Karachi to Lahore.

Sources started that performance of people at the helm of affairs in Ministry of Energy as well as Inter State Gas System (Pvt.) Limited (ISGS) is in question who apparently failed to take decision over $2 billion North-South gas pipeline project implementation under the pretext of so-called sanction of USA in the matter.

Russian government nominated company TMK has approached PM Imran Khan and expressed concern over bureaucratic delays to which premier issued direction to petroleum division to resolve the issue of sanction free project company structure within three weeks.

The inner sources have revealed that Ministry of energy was allegedly claimed that restrictions on TMK Company, however truth was that no restrictions on TMK company as it was working in many countries. Ministry was totally ignorant about this fact.

Moreover, ministry of petroleum can't give the approval of G2G as ministry of law has authority to give approval of G2G. Sources further stated that wrong information was given to PM as well regarding this project. It noted that letter written to Russian government was fabricated as it bypassed ministry of law and that act was totally unlawful.

A joint meeting of the officials of petroleum division of GoP and Russian Federation was convened on July 15-17, 2019 in Dunai, UAE where a number of officials of Ministry of Petroleum and ISGS including Sher Afghan Khan, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Energy, Mobin Saulat, M.D ISGS, Naeem, CLA and one Mr. Yousaf Asif (Whose official position was unknown to Russain delegation participated).

It was revealed in documental proofs that Russian government is amazed and exasperated the way Pakistani...

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