Dr. Ahsan Saghir (Economist): Pakistan possesses potential to become regional mining hub therefore we are inviting investors from abroad. Pakistan is rich in copper, gold and other minerals. Pakistan’s estimated worth of mineral is $8 trillion and we have a huge potential to offer the foreign investors in this sector. Our government is taking a number of steps to promote this sector along with alluring foreign investment in this sector. Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation also provides facilitations to local investors in infrastructure development, transportation services along with provision of jobs. Large scale mining is a challenge due to availability of resources in Pakistan; however, PMDC has immense potential to offer a lot in this sector through partnerships and joint ventures.