Expensive blunder
Three decades ago, Moeen Qureshi, a Pakistani-American economist and former caretaker prime minister, envisioned unlocking Pakistan’s vast mineral wealth. He championed a vision of attracting international mining giants, advocating for contracts that adhered to global best practices. This vision led to the engagement of prominent players, including Canada’s Barrick Gold, a global leader in gold mining, and Chile’s Antofagasta, a major force in copper production. Barrick Gold and Antofagasta invested a substantial $220 million in the exploration phase of the Reko Diq project.
On February 18, 2008, seventeen years ago, general elections were held to elect members of the 13th National Assembly. The elections saw the resurgence of the PPP which formed the government in the centre. On March 22, 2009, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry became the 20th chief justice of Pakistan, ushering in a........
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