Islamabad (TDI): Federal Minister for Energy Ali Pervaiz Malik on Saturday briefed foreign ambassadors on the upcoming two-day Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25).
The forum is scheduled to take place on April 8-9, 2025 at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad.
Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, China, the United States of America (USA), Canada, Iran, Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Morocco, Kenya, the Czech Republic, and Indonesia took part in the briefing session.
The purpose of this briefing was to introduce the upcoming event and the opportunities it presents so to attract the business communities from across these countries.
اسلام آباد: 8 اپریل 2025ء کو کنونشن سینٹر اسلام آباد میں منعقد ہونے والے پاکستان منرلز انویسٹمنٹ فورم کو فروغ دینے کے لیے سفیروں اور غیر ملکی مشنز کے ساتھ بات چیت۔ pic.twitter.com/p6zObvaGLK
— Ali Pervaiz Malik (@AliPervaiz450) March 21, 2025
Talking to the ambassadors at the Headquarters of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), the Federal Minister highlighted Pakistan’s vast mineral wealth, including some of the world’s largest copper and gold reserves.
He emphasized that PMIF25 will serve as a gateway for international investors to explore Pakistan’s evolving mining sector, understand government policy reforms, and assess large-scale mining opportunities.
PMIF25 will provide a premier platform for global stakeholders to discover investment prospects in Pakistan’s minerals sector.
Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik also told the participants that the Forum will feature a Conference as well, with key panel discussions, such as Driving Responsible Growth in Mining Development, along with an exhibition showcasing Pakistan’s leading mining resources and technologies.
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Additionally, the forum will highlight Pakistan’s recent policy reforms, including the National Mineral Harmonization Framework.
The upcoming Mineral Investment Forum is being organized under the patronage of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), with Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) at the forefront.
Attracting investment in the mining sector is one of the focal points of Pakistan’s economic recovery and stability plans and this makes PMIF25 an event of strategic importance.
