Pakistan and Qatar are in advanced discussions for the supply of at least four liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes as Islamabad scrambles to secure fuel for power generation ahead of the summer peak demand season. The talks follow a disruption to LNG imports caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — the critical Persian Gulf shipping chokepoint — during regional hostilities triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which prompted Qatar to declare force majeure on all its global LNG contracts last month, leaving an estimated 25–30 loaded cargoes stranded. Pakistan's Power Division has urgently called for more than 400 million cubic feet per day of LNG to keep major gas-fired plants running, warning that reliance on costly alternative fuels such as high-speed diesel could push generation costs well above 80 rupees per unit and prolong power outages for consumers.