ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will buy more electricity from neighbouring Iran, a finance ministry statement said on Tuesday. The decision was taken at an Economic Coordination Committee chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.

Energy-starved Pakistan already has contracts to purchase electricity from Tehran for its border regions, especially for China-backed development projects on Gwadar port.

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The new proposal came a week after the Iranian foreign minister visited Islamabad. The finance ministry did not give details of the quantity or terms and conditions of the new purchase.