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Pakistan is a country that is rich in mineral resources, as per the Global Mining Review. The country has huge reserves of minerals that cover an area of 600,000 km sq. It has rocks from pre: Cambrian to recent times, and out of the 92 known minerals, only 52 are commercially exploited. Despite having vast reserves of valuable minerals such as platinum and copper, the mining sector only contributes 0.5% to Pakistan's GDP. This is due to under: exploitation and poor policy framing. If the government takes proper measures to address this issue, it could help alleviate Pakistan's financial crisis.

In addition to mineral resources, Pakistan also has fertile land, which is one of the 11th largest countries in terms of having arable land. Despite this, Pakistan spends over $4 billion annually on importing cereals and oilseeds, despite being capable of producing these products domestically. With the current...

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