{"id":52737,"date":"2025-09-29T20:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=52737"},"modified":"2025-09-29T20:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:05:52","slug":"finnish-mineral-giant-metso-in-addition-to-supplying-equipment-in-reko-diq-will-train-the-local-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/finnish-mineral-giant-metso-in-addition-to-supplying-equipment-in-reko-diq-will-train-the-local-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish mineral giant Metso in addition to supplying equipment in Reko Diq, will train the local resource"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_52738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52738\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52738\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finland-Pakistan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finland-Pakistan-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Finland-Pakistan-1-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting with the Finnish delegation in Islamabad on September 29, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD: 29 Sep 2025 &#8211; Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting with the Finnish delegation comprising H.E. Mr. Hannu Ripatti, Ambassador of Finland to Pakistan; Ms. Piia Karhu, President, Minerals at Metso,which is a global leader in equipment and services for the minerals processing industry; and Mr. Willie Eerola, Honorary Consul General of Pakistan to Finland.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The meeting focused on Pakistan&#8217;s transformative agenda for its mineral sector and the burgeoning opportunities for international investment and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik outlined the government&#8217;s vision, stating, \u201cPakistan is decisively shifting from primitive ways of mining to sophisticated, mechanized, and responsible mining. We have updated the regulatory setup of the minerals sector by bringing harmonization in the mineral framework, ensuring our mining becomes globally competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the critical role of the Reko Diq project, calling it the \u201ctorch bearer for Pakistan&#8217;s mineral sector,\u201d and assured the delegation of the government&#8217;s full commitment to providing a stable and conducive environment for investors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Y5j9PPSBrV\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/finnish-company-metso-plans-to-provide-technical-equipment-and-train-local-human-resource-in-pakistans-copper-mining-sector\/\">Finnish Company Metso plans to provide technical equipment and train local human resource in Pakistan&#8217;s Copper Mining Sector<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Finnish Company Metso plans to provide technical equipment and train local human resource in Pakistan&#8217;s Copper Mining Sector&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/finnish-company-metso-plans-to-provide-technical-equipment-and-train-local-human-resource-in-pakistans-copper-mining-sector\/embed\/#?secret=8NVeeydVgb#?secret=Y5j9PPSBrV\" data-secret=\"Y5j9PPSBrV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Piia Karhu, President of Minerals at Metso, acknowledged the clear and determined steps taken by the Government of Pakistan and said these steps show a strong commitment and reflect the resolve of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to uplift the minerals sector.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Karhu confirmed Metso&#8217;s significant investment in Pakistan, said \u201cMetso is now a significant supplier of equipment and services for the Reko Diq project, and we are now planning to expand to more mineral projects in Pakistan.\u201d She further announced Metso&#8217;s plans to invest in local talent, stating, \u201cWe also plan to train the local human resource, aligning with Pakistan\u2019s goals for sustainable development and skill enhancement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Minister commended the investment from Metso. He appreciated their focus on local capacity building, noting, \u201cTraining the local human resource in mining will not only bring prosperity to Pakistan but also provide a skilled workforce, which the mining sector is in need of all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation between Pakistani and Finnish companies in the mining sector. This collaboration is expected to leverage Finnish technological expertise to unlock the vast potential of Pakistan\u2019s mineral resources responsibly and efficiently.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ULvhxW3XTy\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 June 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 June 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-2025\/embed\/#?secret=deTc43NSnv#?secret=ULvhxW3XTy\" data-secret=\"ULvhxW3XTy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: 29 Sep 2025 &#8211; Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting with the Finnish delegation comprising H.E. Mr. Hannu Ripatti, Ambassador of Finland to Pakistan; Ms. Piia Karhu, President, Minerals at Metso,which is a global leader in equipment and services for the minerals processing industry; and Mr. Willie Eerola, Honorary Consul [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[2277,143,4515,2853,251,7571,7435,48,7572,614],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52737"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52737"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52740,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52737\/revisions\/52740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}