Tehran Reiterates Readiness to Supply Energy Needs of Pakistan : Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoust once again announced Tehran’s readiness to implement a gas export pipeline project to export the item to neighboring Pakistan, saying, “Tehran is prepared to meet Pakistan’s need for energy.”

Addressing the international conference of Pakistan’s Geopolitical Requirements and Needs in Islamabad on Saturday, the official elaborated on the significance of the Iran-Pakistan pipeline, and added that implementation of the project could bring about fundamental developments to Pakistan’s economy.

Operation of the gas pipeline between the two countries can relieve the new government in Pakistan of many problems it is wrestling with, he said.

He said the project would create thousands of jobs in Pakistan, calling on the Pakistani government to grab this opportunity so that their people would benefit from the pipeline. Source: SHANA

Previously,  Imran Khan, the new premier of Pakistan, asserted his willingness to improve ties with neighboring countries, including Iran. The relations between Islamabad and Tehran are significant because the two countries are inter-dependent in many ways. Pakistan has acute shortage of energy while Iran has abundant energy resources.  The two countries had in the past agreed to enhance cooperation in the energy sector but it didn’t see much headway. With the political transition in Islamabad, the two neighbors are expected to open a new chapter in their relations.