Islamabad:
The Balochistan government has collected Rs 2.5 billion from the mineral sector during the current fiscal year, despite the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the virus.
An official in the Balochistan government said that the government collected the huge amount from the mining sector and deposited it in the provincial treasury. He added that electronic scales have been installed in addition to increasing mining checkpoints in the governorate.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28y2020.