{
  "id": 19746583,
  "title": "Pakistan pitches mineral wealth to global investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/pakistan-pitches-mineral-wealth-to-global-investors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T01:58:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2044191/pakistan-pitches-mineral-wealth-to-global-investors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan unveiled its extensive mineral wealth, encompassing coal, salt, gold, and critical minerals, to lure global investors on the inaugural day of the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 (PMIF26). Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced policies promising predictability, support, security, and incentives for prospective investors. This gathering, attended by delegations from 60 countries, 122 exhibitors, and over 5,000 attendees, showcased mineral resources and opportunities from all four provinces and the Gilgit-Baltistan region. The government plans to leverage Pakistan's copper, gold, iron ore, chromite, lead, zinc, coal, rock salt, marble, gypsum, and gemstone deposits to diversify exports, bolster the industrial base, and generate employment. Provincial leaders highlighted their specific mineral potentials, including Punjab's emeralds, marble, granite, and placer gold deposits; Sindh's Thar coal; Balochistan's secure environment and energy resources; and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's extensive mineral resources.",
  "summary": "• Dar pledges predictable policies, institutional support to attract mining investment • Forum draws delegations from 60 countries • Aurangzeb identifies mining as major driver of exports, economic growth • Provinces offer incentives to prospective investors ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday showcased its vast mineral resources, ranging from coal and salt to gold and critical minerals, to attract…",
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  "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."
}