The National Assembly was informed on Friday that 70 discoveries of oil and gas have been made in the country during the tenure of present government.
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told the House during question hour that the government had tripled the efforts of oil and gas exploration. He said Pakistan was importing LNG from Qatar on lowest prices in Asia. The minister said with the import of LNG from Qatar, industries will get maximum gas. He said Pakistan had lifted sanctions against Iran and as soon as there was clarity in sanctions at international level, the work on Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline would be started. He said Pakistan was continuously in touch with government of Iran and counterpart Iranian gas company regarding developments on the project. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal told the House that the Operation Zarb-e-Azb was a continuous process and it was in final phase in North Waziristan Agency. He said the targets of the operation were being achieved.