Pakistan, Nov. 13 -- Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday there was significant evidence of placer gold in all five rivers of Punjab, particularly in Mianwali and Attock districts, and invited international investors to help develop the resource.

Placer gold is secondary gold that has broken loose from a primary hard-rock source (like a quartz or sulfide vein) through natural weathering and erosion, and has been transported and re-deposited by water, ice, or wind.

Speaking at Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 (PMIF26) in Islamabad, Sharif held up what she described as a sample of pure gold recovered from river sand and said surveys were still underway to quantify the deposits.

"We have significant evidenc...