On 29 March it was reported that officials from Pakistan's petroleum ministry would travel to Russia in early April for talks with Gazprom. Then, in a 7 April article the Pakistani daily PakTribune'' reported that Gazprom would both finance and construct the pipeline. This would require setting aside the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority rules which require international bidding for such a large project.
On March 29, it was reported that Pakistan's petroleum ministry officials would travel to Russia in early April for talks with Gazprom. On April 7, PakTribune stated that Gazprom would finance and construct the pipeline. This action would involve disregarding Public Procurement Regulatory Authority rules, which typically require international bidding for such a substantial project.