KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday decided to change the name of the Sindh Lakhra Coal Mining Company to the Sindh Coal Mining Company to bring the coal mines in other parts of the province under one entity.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Sindh Lakhra Coal Mining Company was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmad Sheikh.

The meeting decided to bring the coal mines in other areas of the province under the jurisdiction of the Coal Mining Company and change the name of the company excluding the word Lakhra to expand the scope of the company in other areas. He said that necessary steps should be taken for the training of miners and their safety measures.

Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2022