Pakistan's state minister for interior said authorities have bolstered security for the Saindak Copper-Gold Project, Pakistan's largest Chinese-operated copper and gold mine, after Saindak Metals Ltd. expressed concerns with local security conditions in the restive Balochistan province, Reuters reported on July 15. The comments were made in response to a July 15 Financial Times report claiming the managing director of Saindak Metals had told Pakistan's energy ministry in a June 29 letter that the company may have to halt operations at the Saindak project within a month should militant attacks continue — though the managing director has since disputed the accuracy of the report, saying there is "no possibility" the project will shut down.

The letter from Saindak Metals' managing director had not been reported until the Financial Times article, and it supposedly cited the "prevailing law and order situation" in Balochistan as fueling the "non-availability of essential production materials and logistical support." One unidentified source allegedly involved with the mine added that "security is especially bad in the area where major projects like Reko Diq and Saindak are located." A string of militant attacks in recent weeks has killed dozens of Pakistani security personnel and repeatedly targeted provincial roadways linked to projects like the Saindak mine. Authorities consequently launched a large-scale offensive in the province around July 5-7 that remains ongoing, and which follows another major offensive in the province earlier in 2026.