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Pakistan Advisers Reportedly Pitch U.S.-Operated Pasni Port to Tap Critical Minerals

Reuters has not verified the FT report, with key U.S. and Pakistani offices declining comment.

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US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (not in pic) and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House, in Washington DC,

Overview

  • Advisers to Army chief Asim Munir approached U.S. officials with a proposal for American investors to build and run a terminal at Pasni on the Arabian Sea, the Financial Times reported.
  • The plan focuses on accessing Pakistan’s critical minerals through a U.S.-operated facility in the Balochistan town of Pasni near the borders with Afghanistan and Iran.
  • The reported blueprint rules out any U.S. military basing and seeks development finance for a rail link to mineral-rich western provinces.
  • Sources cited by the FT say the offer was shared with Munir ahead of his late‑September White House meeting with President Donald Trump, where Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promoted U.S. investment.
  • Reuters says it could not independently verify the account and that the U.S. State Department, the White House, and Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment, while the Pakistani Army could not be reached.