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| Russian oil to arrive in Pakistan soon, says PM Shehbaz |
| 2023-04-28 |
| [GEO.TV] Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that cheap oil imported from Russia would arrive in Pakistain soon. He made the comments during a National Assembly session in response to the opposition Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... 's (PTI) claims that the incumbent government had come into power through a "foreign conspiracy". The premier said had his government been formed as a result of a foreign-backed conspiracy, it would not have imported oil from Russia. Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik had told Rooters last week that the government had made its first purchase of Russian crude oil, and a cargo would dock at Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... port in May. The minister said the country would seek to import 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude oil if the first transaction went smoothly. Initially, the Pakistain Refinery Limited (PRL) would refine the crude oil in a trial run, to be followed later by Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) and other refineries. The country imported 154,000 bpd of oil in 2022, mostly from two Middle Eastern countries — Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. Until the accession of King Salman the place was under the thumb of Wahhabi holy men and was the driving force behind Salafist terrorism world-wide. Western intelligence agencies, even the dumb ones, were wise to this from at least September 12th, 2001, but politicians were reluctant to upset the international applecart. Once we started assassinating people instead of invading them the Saudis quietly folded the Death to Infidelstent, did some assassinating of their own, started modernizing, and pretended that Osama bin Laden thing had never happened... and the United Arab Emirates. If Russian imports reach 100,000 bpd, it would mean a significant plunge in imports from the Gulf states. |
| Posted by:Fred |