Pakistan, April 7 -- A US team led by Eric Meyer, a senior official from the State Department, will visit Islamabad from April 8-10 to join the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25). This event, held on April 8-9 at Jinnah Convention Centre, is organised by Pakistan's Oil and Gas Development Company Limited and the federal government. It aims to show the world Pakistan's rich mineral resources and attract investors. Meyer will meet Pakistani leaders to boost US business chances and strengthen ties, despite new 29 per cent US tariffs on Pakistani goods like textiles, which make up 75-80 per cent of Pakistan's $6 billion exports to the U.S.

Pakistan's government should use this opportunity wisely. Minerals, like those in Balochi...