Pakistan eyes multibillion dollars of investment as it hosts summit on country's minerals sector

A long-awaited international summit on mines and minerals—attended by delegations from the United States, Saudi Arabia, and China— has kicked off in Islamabad, as Islamabad eyes multibillion dollars of international investment in the country's largely underdeveloped minerals sector. Tuesday's event aims to spotlight Pakistan’s vast reserves of copper, gold, lithium, and other minerals while promoting investment opportunities. The summit, titled the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum, was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who spoke to the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the previous day after President Donald Trump imposed 29% tariffs on exports to his country from Pakistan.