India, Nov. 14 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said he expects the country to become the world's sixth-largest economy before 2050, revising the timeline projected in an earlier Goldman Sachs assessment.

Addressing the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026 in Islamabad on Friday, Sharif recalled that Goldman Sachs had forecast Pakistan could become the world's sixth-largest economy by 2075. He said he wanted to bring that target forward, Dawn reported.

"I would like to make a small amendment here - instead of 2075, it will be earlier than 2050," he was quoted as saying by Dawn.

The prime minister also urged international investors to look beyond extracting and exporting raw minerals, calling for greater investment in pr...