'Significant evidence' of placer gold in Punjab rivers, says CM Maryam at minerals investment forum

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz speaks at the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum in Islamabad. — Screengrab
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz speaks at the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum in Islamabad. — Screengrab

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Thursday that there was “significant evidence” of “sufficient quantities” of placer gold flowing in the province’s five rivers.

She was speaking at the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum in Islamabad, an initiative aimed at harnessing the country’s mineral resources and attracting domestic and foreign investment in the mining sector.

The chief ministers of Balochistan and Sindh, as well as KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, also attended the forum.


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