Reko Diq Investment Up by $50Bn, HEC Makes AI Mandatory, Car Sales Soar by 43% | Pakistan This Week

This week on Pakistan & Counting’s News Interpreter: Pakistan Petroleum increases its investment in Reko Diq — the government is expanding its stake in one of the world’s largest copper-gold reserves. This isn’t just about mining. It’s about ownership, sovereign upside, and long-term export control. HEC makes AI education mandatory — from 2026, every undergraduate student will study Artificial Intelligence. Structural reform or implementation risk? Car sales surge 43% YoY — over 108,000 vehicles sold in 7 months. Is this real recovery, delayed demand, or cheap financing at work? Three stories. One macro signal: the state is repositioning itself — in minerals, in skills, and in domestic demand. Because economic momentum doesn’t come from headlines. It comes from what the headlines are telling us beneath the surface Follow Pakistan & Counting on: X: https://x.com/PakAndCounting FB: https://www.facebook.com/PakistanAndCounting IG: https://www.instagram.com/pakistanandcounting/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pakistanandcounting?_t=8rbVjlJIYOw&_r=1 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pakistan-and-counting/