Friday, March 1, 2013

Groundbreaking of IP gas pipeline on March 11

The groundbreaking of Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline will be performed on March 11, Petroleum Advisor Dr Asim Hussain said. Talking to Geo news, Dr Asim said that the groundbreaking is going to be performed on March 11. The date was announced after Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari held talks in Tehran with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who urged Islamabad to press ahead with the project. Dr Asim said the ceremony would mark the start of work by an Iranian-Pakistani consortium on the 781-kilometre pipeline earmarked for the Pakistani side of the border, which is said to cost some $1.5 billion. - See more at: http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-90388-Groundbreaking-of-IP-gas-pipeline-on-March-11:-Dr-Asim#sthash.xXRpjpVY.dpuf

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