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More than 20 women from Leishan and Taijiang counties in southwest China's Guizhou Province – known as the "Auntie Basketball" team – traveled to the US for a b…
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A state of emergency has been imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and just as underground mineral extraction has affected Balochistan, we may see the same pattern emerge in KP with rare earth minerals. This could lead to disturbed peace in the mineral-rich areas of KP, where the local population will bear the sacrifices while the ruling elite reaps the benefits. Meanwhile, the environment in KP will be polluted by mineral extraction—such as neodymium for electric vehicles—which may destroy the tourist destinations in the province. Would China or Russia object to this? This question arises in light of a viral photograph of Asim Munir showing minerals to Trump.<br><br>According to multiple reports, the Pakistani delegation presented rare earth mineral samples to Trump at the White House. The samples reportedly included neodymium and praseodymium—critical for EV motors and wind turbines—along with antimony and copper concentrate.<br><br>The deal associated with this display was a $500 million agreement with Missouri-based US Strategic Metals, facilitated through the military's Frontier Works Organisation (FWO).
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