Assalam-o-Alaikum-Warahmat-ULLAH ALL,
Why doesn't Pakistan start Bilateral trade with other North Western Muslim states when it comes to acquisition of natural resources, like LNG ?
I read they went with a French firm;
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DAWN News: French firm gets liquefied natural gas contract
Wednesday, 10 Feb, 2010
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Can someone shed some light on this ?
I believe, acquiring gas or LNG from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or other surrounding Muslim states would have been much! cheaper than getting it from France. Those nations are rich! in natural resources. Why not conduct bilateral trade for acquiring LNG with them ?
What do you people think or know about this ?