Pakistan eyes Qatar gas deal
Pakistan will send officials to Qatar this month aiming to sign a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal at a discount to help alleviate its power supply crisis, a Pakistani official said. “Qatar wants to sell at a market price and Pakistan is looking to get a discount,” the official said. “We expect the deal to be signed this month for an amount of 3.5mn tonnes per year.” He said Pakistani energy officials would fly to Doha in late February hoping to convince Doha to sell them about 5% of Qatar’s annual LNG output at below international market rates. Ministry submits study to Cabinet
The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) has submitted to the Cabinet a study on a new organisational structure for the ministry, including the transfer of some functions of its Department of Planning and Transportation to the Ministry of Transport, local Arabic daily Al Sharq has reported. The study mentions several changes which include those pertaining to the directors of municipalities and departments in the ministry. It is pending with the Cabinet for approval, the report states.