Pakistan, Turkiye ink $300m deals

Pakistan and Turkiye on Tuesday signed gas and mining deals, which would attract investments of over $300 million to boost mainly offshore drilling activities. Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, who was on a visit to Pakistan, said Turkiye was planning to kick off additional ventures in partnership with Pakistan, particularly in oil and gas exploration, energy infrastructure and the mining sector. "To achieve our shared goal of $5 billion in bilateral trade, significant contributions will come from deeper collaboration in energy and mining," Bayraktar remarked during a meeting with Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik.