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How war on Iran turned Pakistan’s LNG surplus into a looming shortage

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1655 words · By Abid Hussain
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What to know about How war on Iran turned Pakistan’s LNG surplus into a looming shortage

How war on Iran turned Pakistan’s LNG surplus into a looming shortage Pakistan braces for gas shortage crisis as LNG supplies collapse amid escalating regional conflict.

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What happened

How war on Iran turned Pakistan’s LNG surplus into a looming shortage Pakistan braces for gas shortage crisis as LNG supplies collapse amid escalating regional conflict.

Why it matters

Islamabad, Pakistan – At the start of this year, Pakistan had more imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) than it could use.

Common ground

Demand had been falling for three straight years, from a peak of 8.2 million tonnes in 2021 to 6.1 million tonnes by late 2025, as cheap solar panels flooded the market and factories cut back.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 20 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The gas sector circular debt reached 3.3 trillion rupees”
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Claim 2: “Surplus LNG was injected into domestic pipelines at a financial loss”
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Claim 3: “European gas prices jumped 6 percent in a㍉single trading session”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or web searches to corroborate the 6% increase in European gas prices. The claim lacks direct support from independent sources.
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Claim 4: “The United States and Israel launched hundreds of strikes against Iran in an operation named Epic Fury”
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Wikipedia references the 2026 Iran war initiated by the U.S. and Israel but does not mention the operation name 'Epic Fury'. The claim lacks direct corroboration from independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 5: “Iranian drones hit Qatar’s gas facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City”
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Wikipedia mentions Iranian strikes on Qatar during the 2026 Iran war but does not specify the attack on March 2, 2023, or mention drones targeting Ras Laffan facilities. The claim's timeline conflicts with the 2026 war context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with United States and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Qatar have been subject to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Qatar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — RasGas Company Limited was a liquefied natural gas (LNG) producing company in Qatar. It was the second-biggest LNG producer in Qatar after QatarEnergy LNG. RasGas operated seven LNG trains located in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RasGas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ras Laffan Industrial City (Arabic: رأس لفان, romanized: Ra’s Lafān) is a Qatari industrial hub located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Doha. It is administered by QatarEnergy. Ras Laffan Industrial Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Laffan_Industrial_City
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Claim 6: “QatarEnergy reported a 17 percent cut in LNG production”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or web searches to corroborate the 17% production cut by QatarEnergy. The claim lacks direct support from independent sources.
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Claim 7: “Brent crude prices reached more than $109 a barrel”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm or refute the claim about Brent crude prices exceeding $109. The claim lacks direct support from independent sources.
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Claim 8: “Pakistan received 12 LNG shipments in January 2026 but only 2 in March 2023”
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Claim 9: “Pakistan's LNG supply contracts with Qatar cover nine shipments per month”
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Claim 10: “The average cost of LNG imports increased from $10.47 to $12.49 per MMBtu”
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Claim 11: “Qatar halted all production and declared force majeure”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or web searches to corroborate Qatar's suspension of LNG production or뚜르. The claim lacks direct support from independent sources.
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Claim 12: “The government quietly sold excess gas shipments to other countries and shut down domestic gas wells”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or web searches to corroborate claims about Pakistan's government selling excess gas or shutting down domestic wells.
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Claim 13: “Grid electricity demand decreased by 11% between 2022 and 2025”
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Claim 14: “Pakistan's solar capacity reached 34 gigawatts by 2025”
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Claim 15: “Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gas field on March 18”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm or refute the claim about Israel striking the South Pars gas field on March 18. The 2026 war context does not align with the specific date.
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Claim 16: “Qatar and the UAE supply 99% of Pakistan's LNG imports”
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Claim 17: “Demand had been falling for three straight years, from a peak of 8.2 million tonnes in 2021 to 6.1 million tonnes by late 2025”
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Wikipedia entries provide general information about Pakistan's economy and LNG industry but do not mention specific demand figures or trends. No direct evidence supports the claim about LNG demand decreasing from 8.2 million tonnes in 2021 to 6.1 million tonnes by late 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economy of Pakistan is classified as a developing economy. It is the 26th-largest economy by GDP (PPP) and the 41st-largest in terms of nominal GDP in the world. In terms of per capita income, the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Pakistan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the liquefied form of natural gas, which has a much smaller volume than natural gas in its gaseous form. This liquefied condition is used to facilitate the carriage of n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LNG_terminals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — QatarEnergy LNG, formerly Qatargas, is the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) company. It produces and supplies the globe with 77 million metric tonnes of LNG annually from across its seven v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QatarEnergy_LNG
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Claim 18: “Pakistan negotiated to offload 177 LNG shipments worth $5.6 billion by 2031”
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Claim 19: “Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening assault”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm or refute the claim about Ali Khamenei's death during the 2026 Iran war.
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Claim 20: “Qatar's LNG shipments to Pakistan were halted under force majeure”
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