India, Aug. 17 -- Pakistan Army chief of staff Asim Munir has revealed a plan to pull Islamabad out of its economic crisis and debt. In a conversation with Pakistani writer Suhail Warraich, the Field Marshal hinted at a "rare earths treasure", shortly after US expressed its interests in Pakistan's mineral reserves.

In a column published Saturday in Pakistan's Geo Group, Warraich claimed Munir revealed his ambition for the rare earths plan during a meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

"Regarding the solution to the economic crisis, he had a complete roadmap, which planned to put Pakistan in the ranks of the developed countries of the world within five to ten years. He calculated and said that from next year, there will be a net profit of two bi...