Islamabad : Pakistan’s political and military leadership on Friday gave a big message to the investors on the second day of Pakistan Mineral Investment Forum 2026 (PMIF26) being held here that Pakistan offer them a model of shared benefits of tapping huge natural resources.
Prime minister , Shahbaz Sharif , and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) , Syed Asim Munir, addressed to the participants of PMIF26 and showcased Pakistan’s unprecedented natural resources with a commitment that they will have an extremely conducive environment to operate in Pakistan and exploit Pakistan huge natural resources for shared benefits.
Prime minister , Shahbaz Sharif , thanked the participants of PMIF26 who had travelled from 60 important countries to join Pakistan’s third PMIF in Islamabad. The prime minister presented Rakio Dik project being operated by the world top mining company , Barrik Gold and told the participants of the event that Pakistan was not following a model of exporting its raw material of natural resources to other countries for refining .
Prime minister ,Shahbaz Sharif , said ” Pakistan does not want to export its natural resources in raw form to other countries , rather its model is to mining here , refine here and export refined products to the world for shared benefits for investors and development of Pakistan and prosperity of its people”.
The prime minister called upon mining industry giants ,whose presence was in a big number at PMIF26, to visit Pakistan , make their assessment and bring technology and other inputs to Pakistan to mine here and refine here. He also called upon the mining partners to establish institutions in Pakistan to train local talent to provide skilled labour for mining and exploration activities.
The prime minister said ” Pakistan is unique destination for investment as it has huge pool of young and talented people who can be trained for skills and used for mining and other project.
Me Sharif also assured a foolproof security as well as fast system to award and execute projects. He said Pakistan is removing all regulatory hurdles and making sure that the projects do not get delayed for any bureaucratic hurdles. The prime minister told the participants of the forum that he will personally ensure that the investors files for any project do not get stuck at any stage. He asked the investors to come to him if they face any hurdle in award and execution of their projects.
Mr Sharif also assured to the investors that their security and safety is of paramount importance and they will get unflinching support for their employees and projects. Mr Sharif refered the presence of Chief Ministers of all four provinces , Gulgit Baltistan (GB) and Prime minister of Azad Kashmir and told to the participants of PMIF26 and assured to the investors that they will get all out support for their projects from the federal government and it’s other units.
Mr Sharif said ” Presence of all CMs and PM AJK is a proof that we are have one voice and welcome investors for exploiting Pakistan’s natural resources.”
PM Sharif appreciated OGDC for organizing PMIF26 in the best manners.
CDF , Syed Asim Munir , also addressed to the participants of PMIF26 and told them that Pakistan is offering them unprecedented natural resources with a commitment that they will get flawless security while working on their projects in Pakistan. He said ” Pakistan is land of opportunities for investors and each one of you is welcomed to come to Pakistan and invest here for shared financial benefits”.
CDF , Syed Asim Munir, read out a few lines of Iqbal’s poetry which was widely appreciated by the participants of the event.