Pakistan Stream gas pipeline initiative alive — ambassador to Russia

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 12, 2026 · 147 words

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What to know about Pakistan Stream gas pipeline initiative alive — ambassador to Russia

Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niaz Tirmizi stated that Pakistan and Russia are discussing the creation of the 'Pakistan Stream' gas pipeline. The ambassador emphasized the need for diversified energy transport routes, citing the potential for oil and gas supplies from Russia.

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What happened

Pakistan and Russia are working on the initiative of creating the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline, Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niaz Tirmizi said in an interview with TASS.

Why it matters

"The North-South gas pipeline is a very important initiative, and we will definitely return to it at some point.

Common ground

Once the economic cooperation mechanism begins to gain new momentum, the North-South transport pipeline in Pakistan, or Pakistan Stream, will become a landmark agreement between the two countries.

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

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Pakistan is in contact with the Russian side, and we expect oil and gas supplies from Russia?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Pakistan is in contact with the Russian side, and we expect oil and gas supplies from Russia”

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Two independent web sources confirm Pakistan is in contact with Russia for energy supplies: one citing former Ambassador Abdul Basit regarding oil/gas disruptions and another reporting government interest in a G2G deal for LNG imports.

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web search NEUTRAL — If the supply of oil and gas is disrupted, then Pakistan is in touch with Moscow, former Pakistani High Commissioner to India and ex-Ambassador to Germany Abdul Basit said.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260311/with-worlds-oil-tap-shut-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sources said the Pakistani government was interested to sign a government-to-government deal with Russia to import LNG to meet its growing gas demand.Earlier, Saudi Arabia had dominated the Pakistani …
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2349392/pakistan-in-talks-with-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Major Russian banks have also been removed from the international financial messaging system Swift. Countries continuing to trade with Russia have sought ways around this. Both China and India are inc…
https://www.bbc.com/news/58888451

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Claim 2: “the North-South transport pipeline in Pakistan, or Pakistan Stream... is currently being developed”

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Wikipedia and Global Energy Monitor confirm the pipeline is also known as the North-South gas pipeline and that an agreement to build it was signed in November 2020, indicating it is in the development/proposal phase.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP) formerly known the North-South gas pipeline or PakSteam, is a Russian proposed pipeline stretching from the port city of Karachi to the city of Kasur in Punjab,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Stream_gas_pipeline

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pakistan Super League (PSL), also known as HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in Pakistan, organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The league w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Super_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan and Russia established bilateral diplomatic relations in 1991. Pakistan has an embassy in Moscow and Russia has an embassy in Islamabad. Both states are close allies and considered "strategic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan–Russia_relations

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Claim 3: “Pakistan and Russia are working on the initiative of creating the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly confirm that the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline is a Russian proposed project and a collaboration between Pakistan and Russian companies.

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Claim 4: “negotiations with the Russian side are ongoing”

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While the specific 'negotiations' search results provided were generic, the specific project evidence (World Pipelines and Global Energy Monitor) confirms that gas talks began in 2015 and agreements were revised in 2020, corroborating that negotiations regarding the pipeline have been a recurring and ongoing process.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan began on 7 May 2025, after India launched missile strikes on Pakistan, in a military campaign codenamed Operation Sindoor. India said that the operati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_India–Pakistan_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Talks, also known as the Islamabad Peace Talks, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 and 12 April 2026. Aimed at stabilizing the 2026 Iran war ceasefire and negotiating a potential re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks

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