Federal Minister for Energy Ali Pervaiz Malik on Wednesday invited US companies to invest in Pakistan’s mining sector through joint ventures and public-private partnerships.
Speaking at a webinar, the minister highlighted Pakistan’s deposits of gold, copper, coal, rare earth elements, and other critical minerals vital to the global energy transition.
He said the government is committed to supporting international firms in mineral development.
Malik mentioned the Reko Diq copper-gold project and recent discoveries in Chaghi and Waziristan as key opportunities. He also referenced the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025, which attracted over 5,000 participants.
US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker welcomed Pakistan’s policy reforms in the sector and reaffirmed US support for American investors. The webinar was broadcast from OGDCL headquarters and attended by officials, companies, and diplomats.
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Pakistan should train its own talented and educated people from abroad or within house training by inviting some specialists for different mining activites. This is a one time investment. the same trained people will further train other people and so on. Acquire your own machineries for mining purposes and manufacture them inhouse or ask chine to build in house factories with in pakistan to manufacture mining machineries. this all will save in billions and earn in billions of dollors.
We should not go into 50-50 partnershio business. its a total loss for paistan and its people. Do all the investment from self. its a long term benefit