‘Mineral resources needed for progress of country’

Punjab CM says there is a lot of potential in the mineral sector of the province

LAHORE: A representative delegation of All Pakistan Mines & Minerals Association, led by its President Mir Behroz Baloch, called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Monday.

The CM said on the occasion that the country is enriched with numerous mineral resources and there was a lot of potential in the mineral sector of the province.

It was a need of the hour to utilise the mineral resources for the overall betterment of the country, the chief minister added. The CM pledged to develop the mineral sector and create job opportunities for the youth. He added that various reforms had been introduced by the government to establish the mineral sector on modern lines.

He observed that the environmental impact of local coal utilisation should also be monitored as smog and pollution had emerged as a major challenge.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 7^th, 2020.