NATURAL RESOURCES OF PAKISTAN A country‟s natural resources play a vital role in its social and economic development, the basic resources are primarily minerals, water, land, and forest, upon which a country depends for its survival. Pakistan is one of the “resource rich” countries in the world having a huge amount of coal, gas, gemstones, copper, and gold reserves. The Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation is basically the responsible authority for the support and growth of the mining industry. Gemstones Corporation of Pakistan Limited looks after the interests of stakeholders in gemstone mining and polishing as a formal entity. Every province in Pakistan has its own unique resource richness just like Baluchistan is the richest province in terms of mineral resources available in Pakistan. While in recent times, Sindh discovered coal deposits in Thar. Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa is enriched in terms of gems and most of the mineral gems that are found in Pakistan are present in th...
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