Dar’s directive for reviving Reko Diq before Dec 15

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday directed all relevant departments for early completion of the remaining steps to ensure the revival of the multi-billion-dollar Reko Diq project before the Dec 15 deadline. The apex committee on the Reko Diq project chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar reviewed the progress on the implementation of agreed steps so far for the completion of the Reko Diq arrangement as agreed. An official announcement said Mr Dar highlighted the importance of early completion of the remaining steps under the agreed arrangement and stressed to all concerned to ensure that the deadline of Dec 15 is successfully met and the project revived soonest after the settlement. Earlier, the committee, headed by the finance minister and Tethyan Copper Company Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd shareholders, had agreed to a framework for the settlement and revival of the Reko Diq project in March.