Pakistan pitches minerals sector to foreign investors at forum
The SIFC-backed Minerals Investment Forum 2026 hears PMDC chief executive Asad Ahmed list antimony, chromite, copper and iron among exploration targets.
Pakistan is using a dedicated forum to draw foreign investment into its mining sector, with the Special Investment Facilitation Council backing the Minerals Investment Forum 2026 and officials saying a transparent and favourable environment is being offered to investors.
Express News reported that the forum is being held with SIFC's assistance to attract investment in mineral exploration and processing. Engineer Asad Ahmed, chief executive of the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation, said rising global demand for critical minerals is creating new openings for Pakistan, and that the corporation brings more than 150 years of experience in exploration and mining.
He said PMDC is working on projects to explore antimony, chromite, copper, iron and other critical minerals. SIFC's support, he said, is helping provide a transparent and enabling environment for investment in the sector.
Asad Ahmed described the forum as a platform to introduce international investors to Pakistan's mineral projects and the opportunities attached to them.
Dr Chinar Orhan, process director at Yilmaz Process Technologies, told the forum that Pakistan's extensive mineral deposits hold exceptional potential for foreign investment and industrial development, according to Express News. The company provides engineering, procurement, construction and manufacturing solutions for mineral processing.
Dr Orhan said European engineering expertise in gold recovery and modern mineral processing technology could be useful to Pakistan, and that YPT sees scope for long-term commercial ties, technology transfer and international partnerships in the country's mining sector.
UrduPoint's report led with Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh saying Pakistan is working to promote global investment and to create fresh investment opportunities. The outlet's copy carried no further detail that was available.
Express News reported that the forum is meant to connect global investors with Pakistan's mineral potential, and that PMDC is presenting its exploration work at the event.
How the reports differ
UrduPoint built its report around a statement by Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh that Pakistan is working to promote global investment and to create new investment opportunities, and carried no other detail that was available. Express News led instead on the SIFC-backed Minerals Investment Forum 2026, quoting PMDC chief executive Asad Ahmed on antimony, chromite, copper and iron exploration and on the corporation's 150 years of experience. Express News alone carried remarks from Yilmaz Process Technologies process director Dr Chinar Orhan on gold recovery technology and technology transfer.
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