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In view of the energy shortage for industrial development, Pakistan aims to accelerate the implementation of two multi-billion dollar energy projects - the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan power transmission line, write regional media.

Afghanistan has reaffirmed its commitment to launching the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project as soon as possible. The construction of the pipeline will provide employment for about 12,000 people in Afghanistan, according to Tolo News, economists in the country.

The preparations for the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, scheduled for March 22-23 in Islamabad, were discussed by the Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan and Pakistan by phone on Monday.

The Afghan TV company TOLOnews, referring to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country, reported that seven agreements on the TAPI gas pipeline with project partners would be signed in the near future.

The Afghan Interior Ministry said that the completion of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project is not a security threat, but a special unit will be formed to calm down the countries involved.

Acting Minister of Mines and Oil Shahabuddeen Delavar said Saturday that the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) gas pipeline project will practically be launched in the second half of this year.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Khadzhiyev arrived in the western Afghan province of Herat to discuss the revitalization of work on the TAPI project, said in a statement Friday, Pajhwok Afghan News reports.

Pakistan attaches great importance to its ties with Turkmenistan, as there are excellent relations between the two countries in various fields, in addition to unanimity in views on the main international and regional forums, including the UN, ECO and SCO.

Representative of the Turkmengaz State Concern on the Board of Directors of TAPI Pipeline Company Ltd. Mukhammetmyrat Amanov and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Khoja Ovezov met in Kabul with the Deputy Secretary of the IRA Security Council Ebadu

Turkmen natural gas, which will be supplied to Pakistan via the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India transnational gas pipeline in the future, is quite competitive in price compared to liquefied natural gas. This conclusion follows from information published by the Pakistani n...