Pakistan will lay a 1100 km long gas pipeline

-Bharatmitra Russia is helping

-This is a project that increases India's tension

Islamabad 18th December 2020 Friday

It was learned that Pakistan was laying a 1,100 km long gas pipeline with the help of Russia, an ally of India. The pipeline will enable Pakistan to operate more liquid gas terminals.

Russian companies will lay the 1122 km long pipeline from Karachi's Qasim port to the Punjab province. An agreement was recently reached between Pakistan and Russia on the issue.

According to a statement issued by the government of Pakistan, the project will usher in a new era of economic cooperation between Russia and Pakistan. Russia's investment in Pakistan was the first step in this direction. Russia and Pakistan recently held a joint military exercise. India had also lodged a protest with Russia over the issue.

According to a report, Russian President Vladimir Putin himself expressed interest in the Pakistani project. The two countries considered the agreement important in strengthening economic and military cooperation. Earlier, Russia had helped set up an oil and gas development company and Pakistani street mills in Pakistan. Russia's investment in Pakistan remains a matter of concern for India.

India and Russia have been very close friends since the 1950s. But in recent times, Russia and Pakistan have been getting closer to each other. That situation is also worrisome for India.