"Pakistan’s Interest Comes First, Then Anyone Else’s..." Rana Ihsan Afzal
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00:00I am saying Senator, you are saying that there is no need to jump so much, but at least, we don't need to have such a pessimistic approach on it, that if it is happening, then who is it, someone has to come, it can happen, an event is happening, people are coming, they are showing their interest, so we can take some positives out of it keeping our interests in mind, Mr. Rana, am I wrong about it?
00:22See, the thing is, who is jumping, who is jumping, we are just saying that we are seeing a massive interest, the wave of terrorism has come so that such things don't happen, they get sabotaged, but despite that, the country is moving forward, this is the potential of this country, because this country has so much potential to move forward,
00:48we are going to launch the National Mineral Harmonization Framework, that is the framework under which this exploration will take place, if interest develops, and these mineral companies invest in exploration licenses, and then they explore there, they start looking for different resources, just like what happened in Rikodik, that there was complete pre-feasibility,
01:14then there were geological surveys, and then finally there was investment, and in 2028, Rikodik will start running, so these are the steps, we have to take the foundation under which Pakistan will come out of the economic crisis, see, on one hand, the country has very serious challenges, and on the other hand, we have to bring positivity in this country, we have to develop foreign interest in this country,
01:42so this is the balance that the government is trying to develop.
01:45We have to develop foreign interest while safeguarding our own interest.
01:49See, in that, I want to assure you that as far as Pakistan's interest is concerned, the legislation in the world regarding minerals, while looking at it, there is such legislation in Pakistan, in which the interest of the provinces, because without the go-ahead or green signal of the provinces, this thing cannot grow, so according to the constitution, according to the law, legislation is carried out with the consultation of the provinces, and you go ahead, and this is the same in Rikodik,
02:17that the Balochistan government is not one government, but with the agreement of other governments, these things are carried out.
02:26So this is a political, this thing is also raised again and again, but be assured, Pakistan's interest is first, and after that, someone else's interest comes.