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Islamabad: Pakistan is weighing options such as allowing other ships to carry essential cargo under its flag after Iran agreed to permit 20 Pakistani-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 exceeding the country\u2019s current fleet presence in the region,\u00a0Bloomberg\u00a0<\/em>reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After discussions between Tehran and Islamabad, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in a post on X over the weekend that Iran had allowed the country to take 20 vessels \u201cunder the Pakistani flag\u201d out through the Hormuz waterway. US President Donald Trump referenced the same green light in a newspaper interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Pakistan does not have that many vessels in the Persian Gulf, according to ship-tracking data and the people familiar with the discussions, who asked not to be named as the information is not public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last of Pakistan National Shipping Corp\u2019s vessels have already departed the Gulf. That leaves the option of taking on other tankers to secure fertiliser, crude or other supplies the country sorely needs, and potentially re-flagging them to guarantee the necessary affiliation, the people said. They added that no final decision has yet been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kuwait has already said it would support Pakistan-flagged vessels with supplies of diesel and fuel. Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Maritime Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the agreement between the South Asian nation and Iran, two Pakistan-flagged ships can cross the Hormuz each day, Dar said. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to most tanker traffic since the war in the Middle East began a month ago. But Pakistan\u2019s agreement with Iran makes it the latest Asian nation to negotiate a bilateral deal to secure access to trapped cargoes and tankers, following Malaysia, Thailand and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The war in the Middle East, which began a month ago after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran, has cut off some of the world\u2019s largest oil and gas producers and created a dramatic global energy supply shock. Asian nations, especially emerging economies with limited fiscal space to absorb higher prices, have been the most directly impacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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