Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has directed the political administration to facilitate mines lease holders in Fata. The investors should not be discouraged rather they should be guided and facilitated. The Governor advised the members of the delegation of Association of Fata Mining Development to avoid confrontation with political institution. Moreover, he said that legal mining should be promoted through education and awareness by conducting workshops and seminars.
He expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of Association of Fata Mining Development headed by its President Malik Dawood Khan. The other members of the delegation were Hayat Muhammad Khan, Hamid Khan, Alam Khan, Faisal, Hazrat Mian, Siraj Uddin Khan, Torabaz Khan and Azam Khan. Governor emphasised that legal procedures of mining and lease are for the benefit of the people of Fata and investors. It will ultimately provide safety to investors while exploding mines. Mines holders and lease holders should follow the legal procedures of mining, he added.
Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan said that mining policy should be implemented strictly and rigidly and no obstructions should be allowed at all. He ordered the concerned official of the Fata Secretariat to look into the matters pertaining to lease agreement and explosion of minerals and solve the issues of the people through legal procedures.