1 week Ago By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and the United States are planning to enhance collaboration as a US delegation prepares to land in Islamabad tomorrow (April 8). A high-level interagency delegation from the United States is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on April 8 participate in the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum, signalling Washington’s increasing interest in Pakistan’s untapped mineral wealth and a shared desire to deepen bilateral economic engagement. The US delegation will be led by Eric Meyer, a senior official from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
According to officials, Meyer will hold meetings with senior Pakistani officials to explore new opportunities for American businesses in Pakistan’s mining sector and to further strengthen economic ties between the two countries. “The delegation will engage in a wide range of discussions aimed at advancing US interests in the critical minerals sector during the forum,” an official statement said, underlining the strategic importance of minerals in the evolving global supply chain. The visit comes as Pakistan intensifies its efforts to unlock the potential of its mineral-rich regions, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which hold vast reserves of copper, gold, lithium, and other critical minerals vital for the green energy transition and high-tech industries.
Last month, the government announced that FLSmidth, a Copenhagen-based multinational mining firm, will begin training 100 Pakistani engineers under a new initiative called Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM). This collaboration follows a meeting between Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik and Danish Ambassador Jakob Linulf, where both sides emphasized the need for greater bilateral cooperation in energy and mining technologies. FLSmidth has already signed five partnership agreements in Pakistan’s minerals sector, indicating growing international confidence in the country’s resource potential and a shift toward developing a more skilled workforce to support sustainable mining practices.
The Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum is expected to bring together international stakeholders, government officials, and private sector leaders to explore investment opportunities, technology transfer, and policy frameworks that can help Pakistan position itself as a key player in the global minerals market. No discrimination against smaller provinces to be tolerated: JUI-F Tags: us team islamabad.
