IslamabadPakistan sought 22 winter gas cargoes but may get 12.
Sharif ordered a winter plan that gives households local gas and sends imported gas to industry.
Fighting between the US and Iran has disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, major oil and gas routes.
Sources say imports may reach only 7 to 8 cargoes, at about $100m each.
The prime minister has yet to approve the import plan, and an IMF mission is negotiating $1.2 billion.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn
- cites unspecified 'current regional situation' as rationale for domestic gas prioritization and RLNG reallocation to power generation
Sources: Dawn