Sustainable mining.

BALOCHISTAN is rich in natural resources, especially natural gas and other mineral reserves, which are in abundance and provide countless opportunities to foreign and local investors. There have been several initiatives over the years, promising a number of socio-economic benefits for the province, but they can only be materialised when other problems associated with the mineral sector are identified and addressed, including lack of financial resources and technical expertise.

Pakistan lacks the monetary resources for large-scale ventures, which are eventually funded by foreign investors, and there are only a few technical institutions producing a small percentage of professionals with the required theoretical and practical knowledge of geology, computerised mining operations, and specialised machinery.

Moreover, most resources are in areas with poor transport links, increasing the transportation costs. Balochistan...