$10b TAPI pipeline: PM likely to meet Modi at groundbreaking ceremony

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on the sidelines of a groundbreaking ceremony on December 13 of a $10-billion pipeline that will supply gas to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

The pipeline called Tapi, which will bring gas from energy-rich Turkmenistan, is dubbed as a major initiative that will bring peace in the region by connecting South Asia with Central Asia and Europe.