SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan would soon become self-sufficient in terms of natural resources and would no longer need to purchase them from abroad, Radio Pakistan reported.
“Instead of asking for coal from abroad, we will ask for it from Thar,” the prime minister said, while speaking at a briefing regarding the discovery of precious deposits of gold, copper and iron at Rajua in Chiniot on Wednesday. He added that the natural resources of the country will be fully exploited for the prosperity and development of Pakistan.
The prime minister said local and foreign investors will be invited to invest in projects after the completion of tests, adding that the government will fully facilitate the investors.
Addressing the crowd in Chiniot, Nawaz congratulated them and the nation on the discovery of minerals. “Upar se faslain, neechay se sona,” he said in regard to the discovery.
The premier also mentioned Reko Diq in Balochistan being heavily rich in minerals, while adding that “Balochistan would benefit from this.”
Nawaz said the government is facing three challenges at the moment; security, shortage of electricity and gas, and restoring peace in the country.
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