ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Yolly Qurbanmuradov arrived here on Friday to attend a meeting on a gas pipeline project with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Mr Qurbanmuradov and Turkmenistan’s petroleum minister were received by Petroleum Minister Nouraiz Shakoor at the airport. Talking to newsmen, Turkmen petroleum minister Tagiev Tachberdi described the project as significant for Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as the whole region.—APP