Overview

• An FT-seen plan describes a civilian terminal at Pasni in Balochistan to move critical minerals, explicitly excluding any U.S. military basing.
• The blueprint seeks development finance for a new rail link to mineral-rich western provinces, including connections to Reko Diq.
• The project is estimated at about $1.2 billion with proposed funding from Pakistani federal sources and U.S.-backed development finance.
• Advisers reportedly shared the offer with Asim Munir before his late‑September White House visit and floated it to some U.S. officials.
• A senior Trump administration official says the idea has not reached the president for discussion, and a Pakistani security official now says there has been no official communication with Washington and only exploratory talks with private firms.