The Pakistan Investment Board instructed government agencies to speed up the implementation of the TAPI gas pipeline project
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The Supreme Committee of the Special Investment Promotion Council (SIFC) of Pakistan has instructed the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Petroleum Department to expedite the resolution of issues on the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) gas pipeline, Business Recorder reports, citing informed sources.
The SIFC, which includes senior civilian and military leaders of Pakistan, has, inter alia, given instructions to achieve concrete results within a specified time frame for the TAPI project and other priority projects.
The committee also sought a report from the Minister of Petroleum, Industry and Production and the Minister of Finance of Pakistan on the progress made in ensuring stable supply of gas for industrial, power generation, commercial and domestic needs.
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