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Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar delivered a speech at the opening session of the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 in Islamabad and inaugurated the international exhibition held as part of the forum.

According to a statement issued by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dar drew attention to the country's improving macroeconomic indicators and significant mineral potential.

Dar stated that the federal government would work closely with all provinces to ensure that mining investments create local employment, support the development of vocational skills and benefit communities in the regions concerned.

Emphasizing that economic diplomacy is one of the key pillars of Pakistan's foreign policy, Dar outlined efforts to expand international investment partnerships with the support of the one-window facilitation mechanism provided by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC).

The forum was attended by the Minister of Petroleum, the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Chief Ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, diplomatic representatives, representatives of international financial institutions and participants from the global mining industry.