Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in Mary, Turkmenistan on Thursday to participate in the groundbreaking ceremonies of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, lines of electricity transmission and fibre projects. The ceremony will be attended by PM Abbasi, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Malikgulyevich Berdimuhamedov, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Minister of State for External Affairs of India MJ Akbar. On the sidelines of trip, the premier will hold meetings with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov. Pakistan, Turkmenistan agree on early completion of TAPI projectIn December 2017, President Mamnoon Hussain and his Turkmen counterpart acknowledged the importance of early implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said Turkmenistan had completed the rail network up till the border of Afghanistan and “expressed his desire to extend it to Pakistan”.

Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2018 11:15 UTC