Students’ APC Rejects KP Mines & Minerals Bill

Students’ APC rejects KP Mines & Minerals Bill

Miners fixing a collapsed coal mine in Akhurwal village, in Darra Adam Khel town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. — AFP/FilePESHAWAR: An All-Parties Students Conference on Thursday opposed the proposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Bill 2025.The event was held at Bacha Khan Markaz under the...

Concerns over new Minerals Bill

Concerns have been raised over potential environmental destruction, even though the government believes the new Mineral Resources Bill will benefit landowners more than foreign companies.The Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) is expected to table the new Mineral Resources Bill to replace the Mines and Minerals Act when Parliament resumes on July 14, 2025.An inside source within the Western Provincial Government (WPG) has rev…