Pak iran relation i pak iran relationship i iran pakistan. Indias growing energy situation, iranian energy sources and ipi gas. Iran would deliver gas to pakistan at the iranpakistan border, and to india. And today an energystarved pakistan is happy that the lifting of sanctions against iran would revive the construction of the iranpakistan gas pipeline without any. Iran has written a letter to pakistan in a fresh bid to push ahead with the long stalled gas pipeline project following persistent pressure from saudi arabia and unilateral sanctions imposed by the united states. Global context, indian experience india and west asia in the era of. Although pakistan and iran signed an agree ment in 1995 for the construction of a pipeline to bring south pars natural gas from the persian gulf to karachi, new gas discoveries in pakistan stalled the project for a number of years. Pakistan was required to lay the iranpakistan gas pipeline by december 2014, but international sanctions on tehran barred islamabad from pressing on with the plan. This agreement foresaw construction of a pipeline from irans south pars gas field, in the southwest of the country, to karachi in pakistan. To the best of my knowledge, the ip gas pipeline project is still on. Mar 05, 2018 iran and pakistan started negotiating the ip gas pipeline in 1995 and soon after a preliminary agreement was signed between the two countries.
Pakistan seeking wavier on iranian natural gas pipeline. Najam sethi discusses pakistan and iran relations and the tapi gas pipeline project 24 news hd is one of the leading news after the independence of. Assocham wants india to bypass pakistan for gas pipeline with iran 30 aug, 2015, 12. Monetizing irans gas resources and the debate over gas export and gasbased industries options, middle east economic survey, vol. In a written reply, the house was informed that the government was committed to the execution of the iranpakistan gas pipeline project. Indias minister for petroleum and natural gas murli deora said that both pipelines are equally important to indian energy interests. During the visit of pakistan s prime minister to iran in 2003, the. Feb 15, 2002 the project date of pak iran ip gas pipeline project had been extended with the consultation of iran. Costbenefit analysis muhammad munir muhammad ahsan saman zulfqar abstract iranpakistan ip gas pipeline is considered a controversial project in pakistan.
Iran will initially transfer 30 million cubic meters of gas per day to pakistan, but will eventually increase the gas transfer to 60 million cubic meters per day. Work on pakiran gas pipeline halted due to sanctions, na. Current affairs of pakistan, first in pakistan, important issues, current govt etc. Due to international sanctions on iran, pakistan issued a. It is mandated to oversee the import of trans national gas pipelines into the country and make improvements in pakistans strategic oil and gas infrastructure development. Ambassador of iran to pakistan, mehdi honardoost, terming pakiran gas pipeline indispensable for china pakistan economic corridor cpecs energy needs. The ip pipeline project also called peace pipeline is aimed at constructing a pipeline from irans south pars fields in the persian gulf to pakistans major cities of karachi and multan. The iranian section is known as irans seventh crosscountry gas pipeline. Pakistan, india and iran held several meetings and agreed on price and other related issues. The formal launch of the iranpakistan ip gas pipeline project has been. Global context, indian experience india and west asia in the era of globalisation by alam anwar, publication. Prospects brighten for iranpakistan gas pipeline project as.
Jun 01, 2015 economic ties with iran pakistan and iran have good economic relations since last few decades. Despite delaying for years the negotiations over the ipi gas pipeline project, pakistan and iran have finally signed the initial agreement in tehran in 2009. For technical details, the concerned ministry can be. For years, pakistan and iran have been working to complete the gas pipeline project to resolve pakistans energy crisis. In their view, due to common borders with iran, financially and. The idea was conceived by a young pakistani civil engineer malik aftab ahmed khan sitara e jurat, a graduate of ned university, in mid1950. Mar 11, 20 the presidents of pakistan and iran are inaugurating the pakistani phase of a gas pipeline linking the neighbours, despite us warnings of sanctions. In this paper we analyze the socalled iranpakistanindia ipi gas pipeline in a game theoretic framework.
Iranpakistan gas pipeline institute of strategic studies. Discussions between the governments of iran and pakistan started in 1994. Pakistan current affairs sample test and practice questions for job test. Politics of the iranpakistan gas pipeline petroleum economist. Ambassador of iran to pakistan, mehdi honardoost, terming pakiran gas pipeline indispensable for china pakistan economic corridor cpecs energy needs and success, has revealed that. As a youthful dream with promising prospects, the iranpakistan ip gas pipeline was first conceived by a young pakistani civil engineer, aftab. Speculation soon followed that the iranpakistan gas pipeline would benefit.
Pakistan was required to lay the iran pakistan gas pipeline by december 2014, but international sanctions on tehran barred islamabad from pressing on with the plan. In a written reply, the house was informed that the government was committed to the execution of the iran pakistan gas pipeline project. The laying of 781 km of gas pipeline with 42 inches diameter from gabd a point at pakiran border to nawabshah will be completed in fifteen months ipri conference, 18 th april 20. Pakistans gas import pipeline projects energy charter. China will reportedly finance the socalled peace pipeline natural gas pipeline from iran, home to the worlds second largest reserves, to energydeprived pakistan. Economic ties with iran pakistan and iran have good economic relations since last few decades.
The iranpakistanindia ipi gas pipeline also became a casualty of tensions between the us and iran, and india withdrew from the project under american pressure. Another official at the foreign ministry said iran had asked pakistan not to follow the united states on the ip. Will the iranpakistan gas pipeline really go ahead. The project, termed as the peace pipeline by officials from both the countries, was signed by president zardari and president mahmoud ahmadinejad of iran. Irans rouhani says can provide pakistan gas through pipeline. Apr 04, 2014 the laying of 781 km of gas pipeline with 42 inches diameter from gabd a point at pakiran border to nawabshah will be completed in fifteen months ipri conference, 18 th april 20. Mar 26, 2014 in the mid 1950s a young pakistani civil engineer malik aftab ahmed khan proposed an idea of iran pakistanindia gas pipeline also known as ipi or peace pipeline that is proposed to deliver natural gas from iran to pakistan and india 16. Iranpakistan ip gas pipeline is considered a controversial project in pakistan.
International experts identified that irans economic freedom score is 51. In the mid 1950s a young pakistani civil engineer malik aftab ahmed khan proposed an idea of iran pakistanindia gas pipeline also known as ipi or peace pipeline that is proposed to deliver natural gas from iran to pakistan and india 16. Shana the spokesman of the iranian ministry of foreign affairs said tehran was taking steps to protect the interests of the. And today an energystarved pakistan is happy that the lifting of sanctions against iran would revive the construction of the iran pakistan gas pipeline without any further. The presidents of pakistan and iran are inaugurating the pakistani phase of a gas pipeline linking the neighbours, despite us warnings of sanctions. Furthermore, pakistan can build the ip pipeline till the year 2024 for buying 750 million cubic feet of natural gas per day mmcfd from iran.
Replying to a question during the question hour, the minister said pakistan was ready to complete the gas pipeline project in 30 months once international sanctions on iran were lifted. Pakistaniran pipeline project national defence university. In april 2008, iran expressed interest in the peoples republic of chinas participation in the project. Minister for oil and petroleum shahid khaqan abbasi says the iran pakistan ip gas pipeline will be completed by 2018. Iranpakistan gas pipeline critical for cpecs energy needs. Islamabad pakistan on friday said that iranpakistan gas pipeline project was still alive. The project was termed as iran pakistan india ipi gas pipeline and many experts described it as a peace and prosperity gas pipeline. Pakistaniran pipeline project a liberal perspective 124 issra papers 2012 gas to new markets in the west but also generate tremendous economic activities all over the globe. Pdf iranpakistanindia gas pipelinean economic analysis. Iran and pakistan started negotiating the ip gas pipeline in 1995 and soon after a preliminary agreement was signed between the two countries. Iran wants pakistan to revive gas pipeline project the. Iranpakistan gas pipeline free download as powerpoint presentation.
Iranpakistan gas pipeline natural gas pakistan free. Pakistan has signed with iran since but india was not included. Pakistan has formally told iran that the two countries should, at least for now, shelve their gas pipeline project and that the persian gulf nation should give some leeway to pakistan regarding the penalty associated with the december 31, 2014, deadline for completion of the project. The iran pakistan gas pipeline project was conceived in mid 1990s.
Iranpakistan gas pipeline traversing history pakistan today. Prospects brighten for iranpakistan gas pipeline project. The sociopolitical dynamics of south and central asia are very unique in nature. The first 902kilometre 560 mi part of this section runs from asalouyeh to iranshahr. Addressing a weekly media briefing here, foreign office spokesperson dr mohammed faisal said the ip project was not frozen. Iran has already completed about 8090% of the work on its side of the border, thus it will be a wise endeavour on the part of pakistan to build this pipeline with chinas help. The iran pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the peace pipeline, or ip gas, is an underconstruction 2,775kilometre 1,724 mi pipeline to deliver natural gas from iran to pakistan history inception. The project date of pakiran ip gas pipeline project had been extended with the consultation of iran. Pakistan is serious and iranian government is aware of that. Sanctions hindering iranpak gas pipeline newspaper. Iran wants pakistan to revive gas pipeline project seeks to hold talks on the challenges that have delayed the project by zafar bhutta oct. Pakistan seeks to shelve iranpakistan gas pipeline project. The iranpakistan gas pipeline, also known as the peace pipeline, or ip gas, is an underconstruction 2,775kilometre 1,724 mi pipeline to deliver natural gas.
Speculation soon followed that the iran pakistan gas pipeline would benefit from the nuclear deal. Challenges in iranpakistan gas pipeline 164 ndu journal 20 energy, as compared to oil and gas, because of its greater efficiency and cost effectiveness. Isgs has been incorporated under the companies ordinance, 1984 now companies act, 2017. The second 270kilometre 170 mi part runs from iranshahr to the iranpakistan border. Islamabad, march 15 bernama pakistan has said that it was considering some proposals to implement the iran gas pipeline, irans irna news agency reported. Minister for oil and petroleum shahid khaqan abbasi says the iranpakistan ip gas pipeline will be completed by 2018.
The pipeline can carry 110 million cubic meters of gas a day. Pti govt committed to implement iranpakistan gas pipeline. A large number of professionals believe that ip gas pipeline is an energy lifeline for pakistan. Pak iran gas pipeline agreement the frontier post voice of the federation, 211020. The iranpakistan gas pipeline, also known as the peace pipeline, is a 2,775kilometer pipeline to deliver around one billion cubic feetday of natural gas from iran to pakistan. Iran pakistan gas pipeline project is a 2,775 km 1,724 mi long underconstruction pipeline that will deliver natural gas from iran to pakistan.
Pakiran gas pipeline agreement the frontier post voice of the federation, 211020. Iranpakistan gas pipeline natural gas pakistan free 30. Iran deal opportunities and challenges the express tribune. Irans rouhani says can provide pakistan gas through. Turkmenistanafghanistan pakistanindia tapi gas pipeline. Indias gas pipeline efforts an analysis of the problems. Read expert opinions, top news, insights and trends on the economic times. Iran, pakistan in talks to implement gas pipeline project. Islamabad, march 15 bernama pakistan has said that it was considering some proposals to implement the iran gas pipeline, iran s irna news agency reported. On 1 st may 2012, it was reported that pakistans foreign minister, had said that islamabad will not bow to us pressures because the project was in line with.