Tehran, Sep 7 - ) India has exited from a gas pipeline deal it earlier planned with Iran and Pakistan, Mehr news agency reported citing a Pakistani diplomat.

'India definitely quitted the IPI (India-Pakistan-Iran) gas pipeline deal,' the report said citing Pakistani ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Bux Abbasi, as saying here Sunday.

Abbasi added that Pakistan plans to increase its crude oil import from Iran.

Iranian officials, however, said India has not yet officially declared its intention.

In May this year, Tehran and Islamabad signed a $7.5-billion deal to supply gas from Iran to Pakistan.

As per the deal, Iran would initially supply 30 million cubic meters of gas per day to Pakistan which would be later increased to 60 million cubic meters per day.