Pakistan, Feb. 25 -- As Saudi Arabia commits to significant investments in Balochistan's economy, recent projects like the Reko Diq copper and gold mining initiative and an oil refinery are mired in a cloud of hostile propaganda aiming to undermine these crucial developments.

Saudi Arabia's recent $540 million investment in the Reko Diq mine underscores its strategic interest in Pakistan's mineral wealth. The project, which is one of the largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits globally, is structured in two phases: an initial $330 million for a 10 percent share and a subsequent $210 million for an additional five percent.

With estimated reserves of 5.9 billion tonnes of ore containing approximately 41.5 million ounces of gold, Reko...