Pakistan''s foreign policy will not change with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) coming into power and all agreements signed by the former government, including Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, will be pursued, Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani declared on Friday. Addressing a weekly press briefing along with Pakistan ambassador to China Khalid Masood, Jilani said that Pakistan was facing worst energy shortage and it will pursue all available options, including the Iran gas pipeline project, to meet the energy requirements.

The Secretary of Water and Power Ministry has said that approximately an amount of Rs 3.27 billion is required on a daily basis to deal with the electricity deficit. During the session of Senate standing committee on water and electricity, the senators protested against the prolonged hours of loadshedding and hike in power tariff.

US Ambassador Richard Olson on Friday met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence and discussed with him various matters of mutual interest. This was the second meeting of the US diplomat with the PML-N head after May 11 elections. Shahbaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar were also present in the meeting. Olson said that the US wanted to strengthen its ties with Pakistan and was willing to help the country overcome energy crisis.