Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Friday briefed foreign ambassadors on the upcoming Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25), inviting them to explore the country’s vast mineral resources and investment opportunities.
Scheduled to take place from April 8-9, 2025, at the Jinnah Convention Center, Islamabad, the forum will bring together global ministers, leading corporations, investors, policymakers, and industry experts to explore Pakistan’s mineral potential.
Addressing an introductory event at the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Headquarters, the federal minister encouraged foreign countries to participate in this transformative dialogue aimed at shaping the future of Pakistan’s minerals sector. He explained that Pakistan had tried to walk a difficult path of reforms over the past year with the support of its international friends and development partners and the support of the people.
These efforts, he stressed, had helped boost foreign exchange reserves to around $16 billion, more than three months of import cover. Additionally, he said, the stock market was at an all-time high, inflation was in the single digits and the interest rate had declined from 22% to 12%.
Emphasizing Pakistan’s immense mineral wealth, including one of the world’s largest copper and gold reserves, Malik hoped PMIF25 would serve as a gateway for international investors to explore Pakistan’s evolving mining landscape, gain insights into government policy reforms, and explore large-scale mining potential.
Ambassadors and representative of multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia, China, the United States of America, Canada, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Czech Republic, and Indonesia attended the briefing session.
The PMIF25 is a premier platform for global stakeholders to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan’s minerals sector. This landmark event will showcase the country’s immense unexplored mineral wealth through two distinct areas. Firstly, the strategic conference will highlight key panel discussions such as ‘Driving Responsible Growth in the Mining Development’, as well as the exhibition of Pakistan’s leading mining resources and technologies.
The event would also showcase Pakistan’s recent policy reforms and the introduction of the National Mineral Harmonization Framework, institutional capacity building, and its commitment to sustainable energy transitions. Participants will gain first hand insights into the country’s strategic vision for developing its minerals sector, reinforcing its position as an attractive investment destination.