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Updated: November 14, 2022 05:54 STI

Islamabad [Pakistan]Nov 14 (ANI): The United States cannot prevent Pakistan from buying Russian oil and it will be possible to do so soon, Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday.
He made the remarks while addressing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers in Dubai, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
Dar, during his visit to the United States last month, had a meeting with US State Department officials during which the issue of buying oil from Russia was discussed.
Citing the example of India, the Pakistani minister said the ministry would try to buy oil from Russia on similar terms.
“In the coming months, you will see that the government will take significant steps in favor of Pakistan in this regard,” he said.

This isn’t the first time Dar has made this remark.
Dar, during his visit to Washington last month, said the country was ready to buy fuel from Russia if the same tariff India pays also applies to Pakistan, The News International reported.
At a State Department press briefing last week, spokesman Ned Price said the United States had intentionally exempted oil and gas from sanctions imposed on Russia.
“So the fact that India has a high demand for energy, that it continues to seek oil and other forms of energy from Russia – this is not something that goes to the against the sanctions that have been imposed,” he added.
Notably, reports of the Pakistani government’s purchases of wheat and fuel from Russia have been going on for months.
Earlier this month, the Pakistani government approved a deal worth nearly $112 million to import 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia to fill its domestic deficit.
The deal came as Pakistan struggles to balance its weak economy and manage the aftermath of devastating floods that claimed more than 1,700 lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. (ANI)