News Update : Minerals, militants, US-made guns: Why Trump’s bet on Munir is set to fail - YASHASVI VASISTHA

A recent mosque bombing in Islamabad highlights Pakistan's security challenges, even as its generals offer Washington access to vast mineral wealth. Insurgents, armed with US-made weapons left in Afghanistan, threaten critical mining projects in Balochistan, complicating Pakistan's strategic mineral diplomacy and its balancing act between China and the US. A recent mosque bombing in Islamabad highlights Pakistan's security challenges, even as its generals offer Washington access to vast mineral wealth. Insurgents, armed with US-made weapons left in Afghanistan, threaten critical mining projects in Balochistan, complicating Pakistan's strategic mineral diplomacy and its balancing act between China and the US. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/minerals-militants-us-made-guns-why-donald-trumps-bet-on-asim-munir-is-set-to-fail/articleshow/128110749.cms Date: 2026-02-09T12:04:51.000Z