VOL. XL

No. 39

29-September-1997

PAKISTAN

Pakistan Says Joint Refinery With Iran Has Been Shelved

Pakistan has shelved a planned joint crude oil refinery with Iran, according to thecountry's official news agency, the Associated Press of Pakistan. The Chairman ofthe Prime Minister's Implementation and Inspection Commission (PMIIC), Mr. Chaudary AbdulGhafoor, was reported on 19 September as saying the project had been shelved as a resultof corruption in the government of former Prime Minister...