Drill Oil in Balochistan, let Iran scream, prepare 4 push back Jan Achakzai The idea that Pakistan might start drilling hydrocarbon along Baluchistan Iran border sounds as far fetched as a violation of secret understanding between Islamabad and Tehran. Being sometimes troublesome, often meddlesome, but still a neighbour which has a vested interest in its own security and prosperity, Iran is a neighbour of Pakistan with its almost 900 km stretching border. As Baluchistan offers vast reserves of oil and gas, Pakistan imports nearly 80 percent of energy requirements from the international market. The country’s demand for energy has been increasing by 8 percent a year, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the Petroleum Minister lamented. Whereas the Baluchistan province boasts, according to one estimate, out of Pakistan’s estimated 25.1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves, 19 trillion (Tcf) is located in Baluchistan. According to another estimate, out of the country’s proven oil reserv
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