ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Ali Pervez Malik, promoted Pakistan’s mineral investment opportunities during the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Meeting with officials from Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and France, Malik highlighted Pakistan’s vast untapped mineral reserves, estimated at $6 trillion, including copper, gold, lithium, coal, […]
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Pakistan, US Move Ahead with Rare Earth Deal amid PTI’s ‘Secret Pact’ Outcry
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s strategic and economic partnership with the United States is entering a new phase, as both sides advance toward implementing a landmark deal for the export of rare earth minerals — a sector that could reshape the country’s industrial future. The development follows the first consignment of mineral samples dispatched to the US […]
Pakistan eyes mineral exports to narrow $3 billion trade gap with US
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has proposed using the country’s mineral wealth to reduce the trade gap with the US. Speaking in Washington, he emphasized that copper and other key resources could benefit both countries. He believes this strategy will be part of next month’s trade talks. Aurangzeb stressed that trade imbalance—not tariffs—is the bigger […]