Govt taking measures to create jobs by utilizing mineral resources: KP CM
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan says the government is taking measures to create jobs by utilizing the huge mineral resources of the province.
Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar, he said the provincial revenue can be increased to a great extent by exporting the precious gems of the province.
The meeting approved to establish an international standard Gemstone Laboratory and technical training and certification center.
Source: Radio Pakistan
KP plans Gemstone Laboratory, Technical Training Centre
National
March 2, 2021
PESHAWAR: Governor Shah Farman on Monday chaired a meeting on the establishment of a Gemstone Laboratory and Technical Training Centre in the province for introducing precious gemstones at the international level besides development of the relevant industry. The meeting was attended by secretary Minerals Department Nazar Hussain Shah, Secretary Industries Javed Marwat, Director Gems and Gemological Institute Naveed Saud, Group Managing Director IBL Syed Nadeem Ahmed and others.
The meeting discussed the selection of land for setting up of Gemstone Laboratory as per international standards, installation of modern machinery for cutting and polishing of gemstone and training of people associated with this sector. It was decided in the meeting that 32 kanals of land already available with the Minerals Department would be utilised for the laboratory after getting formal approval from the KP cabinet.
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