Trump Announces Major Pakistan Trade Deal, Vows Joint Oil Development/Exploration

[Waterboy]

Most importantly these are offshore reserves. No pashtun baloch hoardes to sabotage and claim exploitation of seas now. Ethnonats will cry, cope and seethe.

Federal Government will have the most control.

 

[RealNapster]

We have just concluded a Deal with the Country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive Oil Reserves. We are in the process of choosing the Oil Company that will lead this Partnership. Who knows, maybe they’ll be selling Oil to India some day!," the US president wrote in a Truth Social post.

So was the news of huge offshore oil reserves true then ?

 

[Oldenwisdom...قول بزرگ]

Fat yankees are coming to frack the shit outta Baluchistan or Sindh Sagar/Arabian sea to drill up nonexistent oil reserves (I hope they are there tho....)

They are... known for a while now...

 

[Indos]

Wonder what China would think of it. Why didn't China did agreement with us for this??

More likely due to high tax and shared profit to Pakistan gov

The deal is very likely reduce it for US company. Still good for Pakistan if true as it can give Pakistan low tarrif for its export to US like textile while bring in investment and work for Pakistan labor in oil and gas sector and less oil and gas import if the new additional oil and gas can be produced

 

[werfish]

Congratulations Pakistan. The presence of US troops and Industries in Pakistan would mean that India cannot anymore strike at will at Pakistan

 

[NGAD IS THE BEST]

Congratulations Pakistan. The presence of US troops and Industries in Pakistan would mean that India cannot anymore strike at will at Pakistan

Not necessary means US troops in Pakistan, You already attack us 2 times that Lockheed Martin and Pentagon personals in Pakistan to safeguard F-16 technology from China and Russia

 

[Baibers_1260]

There is indeed much bad blood between America and Pakistan especially after the Pressler Amendment was so callously imposed in 1990 but one of the major reasons the new, fledgling nation of Pakistan survived, even thrived in some periods was the alliance with the Americans in Pakistan's early history.
Pakistani strategists are well aware of that past and of the potentials for the future.

" Potentials for the future" and the answers are in the past.
A trade deal while breakthrough in itself needs to be followed up by creating an environment welcoming to expat executives, and technical personnel.
They should enjoy living and working here in safety with their families. This was the environment in the past (1950s) when American professionals would live in luxury in our cities. Pakistan was such a sort after destination that Diana Shore sung a song wishing to live here,

Other transformative factor ( from the past) .

• A strong secular outlook based on one of the last messages given by our founding father Qaid-e-Azam.
• A liberal no-license economy with foreign direct investment in our retail and services sectors. A few Walmarts and Adza's will bring a lot of relief from price gouging and smuggling and make shopping easier for our resident professionals.
• Removal of Prohibition, and allowing rules based bars and restaurants to serve liquor to all. This will give a boost to tourism, curb smuggling, and moonshining. It will make the off work life of our foreign technical professionals much easier as they seek relaxation in clubs . The Karachi Gymkhana should return to its pre-1976 status.
• Upgrade of schools to international standards accommodate the children of the technical professionals with Western teachers.
• Given the security challenges, we would need to establish compounds or gated communities for our foreign guest executives, similar to Aramco City in Dahran Saudi Arabia..

 

[sentry]

Lol. People are reading/hoping too much from Trump. He is definitely needling India by projecting Pakistan. That is today. Lets see what he comes up with tomorrow. All he needs at the end of the day is a favorable deal and an ego trip. If you think Trump represents America or its corporations, think again.

Pakistanis think Indian foreign policy is failing but Indian foreign policy was always about India. How is it failing though? It got a trade deal with UK, EU is under the way. Australia and UAE FTA's are done. INDIA will make a deal. Trump wants it.

But atleast India is not loosing dignity by bowing down to him or a
offering him a nobel prize. Lol. Even now, if India gives him a good deal, he could care less about Pakistan.

 

[RealNapster]

"DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official who said a three-year seismic survey, done with a “friendly country”, had mapped a huge petroleum & gas structure in Pakistan’s Arabian-Sea waters. He added that preliminary sizing put it “among the world’s four largest” offshore accumulations, but that drilling would still be needed to prove it." September 2024

Will need to drill to confirm, maybe thats where American company comes in.

And this all has been said by a "senior security officer". Not a geologist, not any one else. But a security officer.

 

[Indos]

Lol. People are reading/hoping too much from Trump. He is definitely needling India by projecting Pakistan. That is today. Lets see what he comes up with tomorrow. All he needs at the end of the day is a favorable deal and an ego trip. If you think Trump represents America or its corporations, think again. All though Pakistanis think Indian foreign policy is failing but Indian foreign policy was always about India. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But we don't pander to America like other countries in the neighborhood. Even now, if India gives him a good deal, Trump could care less about Pakistan.

Economically, Pakistan is not a threat and competitor to US. So Pakistan get better deal is understandable. India on the other hand with 3.4 trillion USD economy and 6 % growth due pose threat to US as investment destination competitor like Apple cass and also with trade factor (India trade surplus is large on US + service sector in regards on IT service export is mentioned by Trump

Trump see economic matter as its focus.

 

[Watandar]

Most importantly these are offshore reserves. No pashtun baloch hoardes to sabotage and claim exploitation of seas now. Ethnonats will cry, cope and seethe.

Federal Government will have the most control.

You mean fauji control. But faujis already live in a parallel society with their own housing, healthcare, education, economy and tourism. It's the rest of Pakistan that is dirt poor.

Personally I would rather see Pakistan emerge as another South Korea than another Saudi Arabia. I fear if this mineral focus is true Pakistan is going to become the next Congo. Look up "resource curse".

 

[sentry]

Economically, Pakistan is not a threat and competitor to US. So Pakistan get better deal is understandable

Trump see economic matter as its focus.

But India will give him scale. Pakistan will get a better deal but that is inconsequential to India. It doesn't produce as much. Also India's trade with US in goods in minimal but growing. And this is not affecting services at the moment which is the bigger pie.

 

[Indos]

But India will give him scale. Pakistan will get a better deal but that is inconsequential to India. It doesn't produce as much. Also India's trade with US in goods in minimal but growing. And this is not affecting services at the moment which is the bigger pie.

What scale ? US only competitive at agricultural sector as for Indonesia we already give them relatively zero tarrift before the deal

On Agricultural things where India is also wheat and cotton producer makes India not in favorable situation to make deal with US

 

[Indos]

Also India's trade with US in goods in minimal but growing. And this is not affecting services at the moment which is the bigger pie.

Textile, shoes industries provide many jobs to many developing countries. This is also the place that have the capacity to grow faster during Trump with China higher tarrif

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Trump - trolling mode continue..