LAHORE: “Pink salt is like a treasure trove for Pakistan,” said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
While chairing a meeting to review proposals on getting maximum revenue from the export of pink salt, the CM directed the authorities concerned to prepare a plan for setting up value-added industry for the pink salt. She said, “Ban the export of raw pink salt.”
The CM sought a comprehensive plan on improvement in the export of pink salt. She directed to ensure safety of mining workers, and considered a proposal to use modern technology for the extraction of minerals in Punjab.
Provincial Information & Culture Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari, Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Principal Secretary to CM Sajid Zafar Dal and Secretary Minerals Babar Aman Babar attended the meeting.
Moreover, the CM expressed a deep sense of grief over the death of 02 on-duty policemen after being hit by a bus in Gujarat. She offered condolences and expresses her heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2024
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