{"id":18257,"date":"2023-08-01T19:52:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=18257"},"modified":"2023-08-01T19:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:52:59","slug":"coas-asim-munir-invites-foreign-investors-to-explore-hidden-reserves-of-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/coas-asim-munir-invites-foreign-investors-to-explore-hidden-reserves-of-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"COAS Asim Munir invites foreign investors to explore hidden reserves of Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir has invited foreign investors to play their due role in exploring the hidden reserves of Pakistan and to fully utilize this potential as the country is blessed with rich mineral resources.<\/p>\n

He said that Pakistan government, along with state institutions, had ensured the establishment of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), in order to bring the stakeholders at one platform.<\/p>\n

Addressing the Pakistan Mineral Summit, he said it had laid down new rules for \u2018ease of doing businesses for domestic and foreign investors in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will ensure an investor-friendly system that avoids unnecessary delays and provides easy terms and conditions for business. There are vast mining opportunities in our country which will be realized through joint efforts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Army Chief thanked the foreign delegates and investors for participating in the moot, which was the first such event in the country. He also thanked Barrick Gold Corporation CEO and President Mark Bristow and Saudi Mining Minister Engineer Khalid bin Saleh Al Madifar and other investors.<\/p>\n

He stressed persistence for staying on the path of peace and prosperity and said the mineral-related projects were the stepping stone, which would eventually lead towards the development of the masses.<\/p>\n

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Referring to natural resources of the country, he said: \u201cJust look at your country, from the snow-capped mountains to the vastness of the deserts, from the coastline to the plains. What else is not there in this land?\u201d<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIn Surah Rahman, Allah the Exalted has said: And which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Army Chief noted: \u201cIf the nation has profound commitment, then the sky is the limit and its vastness awaits us.\u201d<\/p>\n

He specifically referred to the Holy Qur\u2019an: \u201cAllah helps those who help themselves\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also read Allama Iqbal\u2019s poem that underlined the need for an individual to remain steadfast in hard times and strengthen its faith in Allah Almighty to achieve his or her destination.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our social responsibility to play our collective role in the country\u2019s economy. We must never lose hope. Our land is endowed with many minerals and to fully utilize this potential, we invite foreign investors to play their role in discovering the hidden treasures of Pakistan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Army Chief emphasized on optimism and full faith in Allah Almighty. He recited verses 155 and 156 of Surah Al-Baqarah of the Holy Quran: \u201cAnd We will certainly test you with fear and hunger and lives and wealth and fruits. When any trouble befalls them, they say; Indeed, we are from Allah and to Him we must return.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir has invited foreign investors to play their due role in exploring the hidden reserves of Pakistan and to fully utilize this potential as the country is blessed with rich mineral resources. He said that Pakistan government, along with state institutions, had ensured the establishment of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9,2],"tags":[5196,1594,9251,138],"class_list":["post-18257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","tag-barrick-gold-corporation","tag-chief-of-army-staff","tag-general-syed-asim-munir","tag-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}