Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister seeks foreign investment in mining
Amjad Hussain told a two-day minerals forum in Islamabad that the region's metals, precious minerals, dimension stones and placer gold are largely unexplored.
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain invited international investors into the region's mining sector on Thursday, saying its metals, precious minerals, dimension stones and placer gold offer significant potential.
Hussain was addressing the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 (PMIF26), a two-day event in Islamabad, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. He told the forum that mining in Gilgit-Baltistan remained largely unexplored and needed investment to unlock its potential.
He said the region had introduced regulations for the sector and set up an online portal for investors. APP's report did not name the regulations or describe what the portal allows an investor to do.
The report said Hussain also highlighted infrastructure challenges in the region. It did not set out which bottlenecks he cited, or whether he put a cost on removing them.
The two-day forum is being held in Islamabad. APP's account of the chief minister's address carried no figure for the investment Gilgit-Baltistan is seeking, no estimate of reserves in the region and no details of agreements signed on the sidelines.
Hussain, an advocate, holds the chief minister's office in Gilgit-Baltistan. Mineral extraction, gemstone trading and small-scale placer gold working are long-standing livelihoods in the region, and officials have repeatedly pitched the sector to outside buyers.
APP filed the report from Islamabad on Thursday under its Gilgit-Baltistan coverage.
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