Govt to ‘harmonise’ mining rules

Minister expresses enthusiasm for upcoming 'Dust to Development' conference

ISLAMABAD:

Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik on Monday termed the forthcoming mineral conference titled "Dust to Development" a journey of prosperity that eventually extricate Pakistan from the quagmire of economic challenges.

The minister, while addressing a news conference, said tangible actions would be taken in order to facilitate foreign direct investment.

In this regard, the government had churned out a 'One Window Operation' which was being chaired by the prime minister, he added.

Furthermore, he said that the mining rules and regulations would be harmonised into one general rule in order to make foreign investment smooth and easier.