Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit Pakistan in May next year to inaugurate the $2bn Liquefied National Gas (LNG) pipeline project that would help shape up the bilateral relations for mutual benefit of Pakistan and Russia, sources revealed yesterday.
“The high-level visit is supposed to see the Russian president inaugurate the $2bn dollar LNG North-South Pipeline Project from Karachi to Lahore, which would have the potential of opening a new era of strategic and political alliance between the two countries,” the sources said.
The sources said the Pakistani authorities are making efforts to finalise the tentative date for Putin’s visit to Pakistan through the diplomatic channels and it is expected that Putin would visit Pakistan in May but an official announcement in this respect would be made in April.
