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Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad said that Iran has agreed to barter wheat worth $9 million from Pakistan in relation to its debts for electricity supplied by Iran, ISNA news agency reported.

It is while the Iranian Plant Protection Organization had announced before that it will not approve the quality of Pakistani wheat.

"We just agreed on barter trade of goods in relation to electricity supplies," Behzad said. "The Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade made a decision in such topics as type of goods."

Pakistan is in debt to the Islamic Republic to the amount of $51 million due to imports of electricity from Iran.

Given the sanctions imposed by the US and its allied countries of EU, Japan and Canada, Iran was unable to get the $ 51 million from Pakistan for the electricity it is exporting to some areas of Balochistan.

A decision was made that Pakistan would provide the wheat and rice instead of cash and Tehran has agreed to it.

Iranian energy company-TAVANIR in its communication to Foreign Office of Pakistan said that it is going to cut the electricity supply of 74 MW by August, if its dues are not paid.


Pakistan is currently importing electricity of 74 MW from Iran for bordering areas of Balochistan. Islamabad did not pay for the electricity being imported since June 2011 up till now. Iranian electricity is currently being imported at the rate of 8-9 cents per unit.