Pakistan has discovered a vast gold mine amid ongoing financial challenges, including a decline in foreign exchange reserves. The mine, located in the Punjab region along the banks of the Sindh River, is estimated to hold at least 2.8 million tola (around 33 tons) of gold. The current market value of this gold is projected to be 800 billion Pakistani rupees (approximately 8 billion dollars), as reported by Geo TV.

According to media reports, former Punjab Mines Minister Ibrahim Hassan Murad shared this information. On January 10, Murad posted a message on social media platform X, revealing that the gold mine stretches over 32 kilometers in the Punjab portion of the Sindh River basin and is believed to contain about 2.8 million tola of gold.

Murad also mentioned that the survey was carried out by Pakistan's Geological Survey (GSP). After collecting and testing samples from 127 sites along the Punjab side of the Sindh River, the GSP arrived at this conclusion.

In his message, Murad highlighted that the extraction of this precious gold in the future could significantly boost Pakistan's economy, providing job opportunities and creating new prospects for future generations.

The Geological Survey of Pakistan’s report notes that it is feasible to extract gold worth approximately 600 billion rupees from the riverbed of the Sindh River. Experts suggest that over thousands of years, gold particles carried by the river's flow from the Himalayas have settled in the riverbed, forming "placer deposits."