PM orders formation of support team to execute Reko Diq project.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the authorities concerned to form a project support team for execution of the Reko Diq copper-cum-gold project.

The Reko Diq project is owned 50 per cent by Barrick Gold Corporation of Canada, 25pc by three federal state-owned enterprises and 25pc by Balochistan.

During a meeting with a delegation of Barrick Gold Corporation, led by its president and CEO Dennis Mark Bristow, the prime minister directed the officials of relevant departments to fulfil their responsibility for implementation of the project.

Mr Sharif said that immense opportunities existed for investment in Pakistan's mining, information technology, energy, communication and infrastructure sectors and the government was taking measures to provide all possible facilities to investors.

Mr Bristow informed the prime minister about the progress on the Reko Diq project.

The prime minister said that several areas of Pakistan, including Balochistan, were rich in mineral resources and the government was working on a priority basis to fully exploit and utilise these natural resources for the benefit of the masses.

Mr Sharif said the recent agreement on Reko Diq project would be beneficial for both sides and the project would be a game changer for the people of Balochistan and bring about a new era of progress in the province.

The prime minister was informed that 70pc of the people working on...