In a major development for Pakistan’s mining and mineral sector, Pakistan’s Pak Salt Corporation (Private) Limited (PSC) has signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China National Salt Industry Group (CNSIG) to strengthen long-term collaboration in the development, processing and international commercialisation of Pakistan’s rock salt resources.

Pakistan’s rock salt has long had global recognition, but the country has not always captured the full value of its own resource. The higher profits are not made merely by extracting salt; they are made through scientific mining, processing, packaging, branding and access to organised global supply chains.

The agreement was signed at the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing in the presence of Khalil Hashmi and senior representatives from both sides. The initiative was facilitated under the umbrella of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), which played a key role in bringing the parties together and advancing discussions between Pakistani and Chinese stakeholders.

Pak Salt Corporation, a strategic joint venture between Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation and Miracle Salt Development Corporation, will collaborate with China National Salt Industry Group to develop the entire value chain of Pakistan’s rock salt sector. The partnership will focus on exploration, scientific mining, processing, packaging, value addition and the global........

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