July 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a shocking development, Pakistan has asked Russia that it has no money to fully fund its 74 percent shareholding in the $3 billion project of Pakistan Steam Gas Pipeline (PSGP) and asked Moscow to raise debt financing up to $1.4 billion against its shareholding for the project raising eyebrows of many if the huge amount of Rs 295 billion ($1.83 billion) collected in the head of GIDC (gas infrastructure development cess) by Finance Ministry till August 2020 has been utilized by the government.
So much so that Pakistan also asked Russia to jack up its shareholding maximum up to 49 percent from 26 percent showing that Islamabad does not have the required amount to finance its own shareholding of 74 percent. This develops a strong impression if the government that collected over Rs385 billion has utilized the GIDC amount either in budget financing?.
Pakistan, Russia Ink Agreement on PakStream Gas Pipeline
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Pakistan, Russia cut deal on pipeline project
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July 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: A 12-member Russian delegation headed by A A Tolparov, Deputy Director of Department of Foreign Economic Cooperation and Fuel Markets Development, on Monday arrived in Islamabad for the critical make or break talks on Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project (PSGPP). Both sides held preliminary talks in the afternoon. However from today (Tuesday) they will start formal talks on shareholders’ agreement and Heads of Terms till Thursday. The “Pakistan side headed by Secretary Petroleum Dr Arshad Mehmood, informed the Russian team in the preliminary session that Islamabad is committed to Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project (PSGPP) and wants Russia to be on board. About the alternate pipeline, the Pakistan side clarified to the Russians that it’s negative publicity, saying obviously there are always alternatives available, but that doesn’t mean Islamabad does not favour Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline,” one of the officials who attended the meeting told The