{"id":16398,"date":"2025-04-08T19:27:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=16398"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:27:16","slug":"south-africa-based-pakistani-entren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2025\/04\/08\/south-africa-based-pakistani-entren\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa-based Pakistani entrepreneur Tabassum eyes landmark mining investment in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>South Africa-based Pakistani entrepreneur Tabassum eyes landmark mining investment in Pakistan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ISLAMABAD:\u00a0 In a groundbreaking development poised to reshape Pakistan\u2019s mining and energy sectors as South Africa-based Pakistani entrepreneur Tabassum Pardesi has formally commenced her participation in the Pakistan Mining Summit 2025, held in Islamabad<\/p>\n<p>The high-profile summit brings together policymakers, global investors, and industry leaders to explore Pakistan\u2019s vast untapped mineral wealth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tabassum, a trailblazing businesswoman best known for co-founding South Africa\u2019s Skywise Airline and for breaking barriers in male-dominated industries, is now spearheading a landmark investment initiative to establish a Coal-to-Gasification plant at the Thar coalfields.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The venture, in collaboration with leading South African mining conglomerates, aims to generate cleaner energy, reduce Pakistan\u2019s reliance on imported fuels, and unlock long-term economic<\/p>\n<p>Her initiative is being viewed by many as a model for diaspora-driven investment, where overseas Pakistanis bring not just capital, but also global expertise, innovation, and credibility to high-impact sectors in the countryopportunities for the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having already submitted a detailed project proposal to the relevant authorities, Tabassum has launched a strategic lobbying and engagement campaign during the summit. Her goal is to secure high-level public-private partnerships, streamline regulatory pathways, and ensure alignment with Pakistan\u2019s national energy and climate resilience goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan has the potential to become a global mining powerhouse,\u201d she remarked during the opening day of the summit. \u201cWith its abundant natural resources and a youthful workforce, all we need is visionary execution and international collaboration \u2014 and I\u2019m here to help make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: APP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa-based Pakistani entrepreneur Tabassum eyes landmark mining investment in Pakistan &nbsp; ISLAMABAD:\u00a0 In a groundbreaking development poised to reshape Pakistan\u2019s mining and energy sectors as South Africa-based Pakistani entrepreneur Tabassum Pardesi has formally commenced her participation in the Pakistan Mining Summit 2025, held in Islamabad The high-profile summit brings together policymakers, global investors, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2300,2297,2298,2299],"tags":[3411,3410],"class_list":["post-16398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","category-world","tag-pakistan-mining-summit-2025","tag-tabassum-pardesi"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16398"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16401,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16398\/revisions\/16401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}