# Pakistan energy and critical minerals development > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/pakistan-energy-and-critical-minerals-development > Updated: 2026-08-17T20:56:29.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. Pakistan is actively pursuing foreign investment and international cooperation to develop its energy and mining sectors, with a specific focus on critical minerals. Initially, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik engaged with executives from US-based Morgan Hughes Energy, Tejara Capital, and Vitol Asia. These discussions centered on critical mineral exploration in Balochistan, such as the Reko Diq copper-gold deposit, as well as increasing oil and gas production and expanding fuel-storage capacity at the Gwadar port. Following these efforts, US officials, including Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker and Peshawar Consul General Tom Eckert, met with parliamentary leaders in Islamabad to discuss strengthening cooperation regarding energy, security, and critical minerals. The discussions highlighted the importance of these minerals for clean energy technologies and noted that mineral rights in Pakistan are managed at the provincial level. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government has allocated Rs240 million to mining in its 2026-27 development budget. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-17: US officials and Pakistan leaders discuss critical minerals cooperation US officials and Pakistani parliamentary leaders met in Islamabad to discuss cooperation on critical minerals, energy, and security, alongside discussions on strengthening federal and provincial legislative-co- 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-officials-and-pakistan-leaders-discuss-critical-minerals-cooperation ### 2026-07-24: Pakistan petroleum minister seeks foreign investment in energy and critical minerals Pakistan’s petroleum minister Ali Pervaiz Malik met US‑based Morgan Hughes Energy, Tejara Capital and Vitol Asia to discuss foreign investment in critical minerals, oil‑gas production, fuel storage and Gwadar‑b 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/pakistan-petroleum-minister-seeks-foreign-investment-in-energy-and-critical-minerals --- Cite as: Pakistan energy and critical minerals development. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/pakistan-energy-and-critical-minerals-development