The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has still not uploaded details of Pakistan-Qatar government to government 15-year Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) deal on its website, signed on February 10, 2016. Minister for Petroleum, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, prior to signing the deal, consistently maintained that he would direct the relevant entities - PPRA and PSO - to upload the deal soon after it was signed. This correspondent has repeatedly drawn the attention of the minister to the deal still not being a public document and invariably been told that the deal will be uploaded that very week.
The public was informed at the time of the deal by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi that it was a 15-year LNG deal at a lower price in comparison to other countries, including India. However failure to upload the agreement has fuelled speculation that Pakistan has signed a costlier deal than what has been claimed in public.
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