Following completion of the currently ongoing seismic analysis, one of these five locations will be selected to drill the La Vanguardia x-1 well, the first well of a proposed four well Tapi Aike exploration drilling programme.

They apprised the Minister about the progress made on the TAPI pipeline project and the benefits to the region and Pakistan.

Ana was pleasantly surprised when she got a call from Indian expat Umme Salma, saying she had found a cat that resembled Tapi. Salma, an accountant, was leaving the locality after completing official work when she and her colleague saw a gardener looking for something in the bushes.

Tapi had been enjoying a night out in Swansea city centre and had been at Fiction nightclub in Little Wind Street with friends before he went missing.

Echo is continuing to acquire seismic data for Tapi Aike, which it said represents "significant potential upside" for its investors ahead of the start of drilling in the last quarter of 2019.

"I haven't been able to work since Tapi went missing, I'm exhausted but I can't afford to switch off.

TAPI gas pipeline project aims to bring natural gas from the Gylkynish and adjacent gas fields in Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

First inter government agreement of 1680 km TAPI pipeline (from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan up to Pak-India border) was signed in 2010.The total gas volume is 3.2 billion cubic feet per day and it will be completed with an estimated cost of $ 8.5 billion.

They said as per the TAPI agreement, Pakistan and India will be provided 1.325 bcfd (billion cubic feet per day) gas each and Afghanistan will be getting the share of 0.5 bcfd gas.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed matters pertaining to mutual interest and reiterated the resolve for timely completion of the TAPI project.

The minister assured the ambassador that Pakistan remained fully committed to the successful implementation of the TAPI Gas pipeline project.