India offered no comment and no courtesy in response to former US President Donald Trump’s jibe that Pakistan might one day sell oil to India, brushing aside the remark as unserious amid growing tensions over his decision to slap a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods.

Pakistan’s proven oil and gas reserves are minimal, and the country relies on imports from West Asia for about 85% of its energy needs

Pakistan has long claimed to have large oil deposits along its coast, but no progress has been made to tap those deposits