{
  "id": 15012025,
  "title": "Khawaja Asif says Pakistan has awarded no mineral mine or contract to the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/khawaja-asif-says-pakistan-has-awarded-no-mineral-mine-or-contract-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:45:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568247/khawaja-asif-says-pakistan-has-awarded-no-mineral-mine-or-contract-to-the-us/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has clarified that Pakistan has not awarded any mineral mine or mining contract to the United States. He said discussions about mineral development remain at an initial stage. Asif added that the US, China, Canada and Australia have expressed interest in Pakistan’s valuable mineral resources. Read More: Pakistan, China launch joint […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan targets $8 billion in mineral exports as reserves estimated at $8 trillion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pakistan-targets-8-billion-in-mineral-exports-as-reserves-estimated",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:18:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}