KARACHI: Pakistan expects to sign agreements with various international mining companies at the upcoming Future Minerals Forum (FMF) summit in the Saudi capital of Riyadh next week, officials at the state-run Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) exploration firm said on Monday.
The FMF will be attended by around 20,000 representatives from governments, businesses, multilateral and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and trade associations from more than 160 countries, according to the organizers. Last year, over 3,500 business meetings took place at the forum, during which 126 MoUs and agreements had been signed.
At least 13 public and private companies from Pakistan’s mines and mineral sector will participate in the three-day annual event at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on Jan. 13, with the PPL being the lead organizer from Pakistan.
Other Pakistani firms participating in the event include Mari Minerals and Mari Energies, Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC), Frontier Works Organization (FWO), Balochistan Mineral Resources Limited (BMRL), Pakistan Minerals Private Limited (PMPL), Government Holdings (Private) Limited, Balochistan Mineral Exploration Company (BMEC), Saindak Metals Limited, Globacore Minerals Limited, Bolan Mining Enterprises and Biafo Industries Limited, according to documents seen by Arab News.
