Russia ready to supply petrol to Pakistan on deferred payments

Islamabad: Russia is ready to provide Pakistan with gasoline on a delayed payment basis, media reports said on Tuesday.
This major development comes after last week’s meetings between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Daily Jang reported.
Matters regarding oil, gas and wheat supplies to Pakistan from Moscow were discussed during the three meetings.
The report added that the US has also not opposed the proposed deal openly amid Pakistan’s severe economic crisis caused by deadly floods, Geo News reported.
Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif had revealed that Russia proposed that its gas pipeline infrastructure, which was in place till Central Asian states, could be extended to Pakistan through Afghanistan.
The two leaders also expressed commitment to expand bilateral cooperation between their countries in all areas of mutual benefit, Asif said.