70 million tons of iron ore reserves newly discovered in areas of Pishin and Chagai districts

News Image

MG News | January 18, 2021 at 10:40 AM GMT+05:00

0:00

January 18, 2021: Chief Executive Officer Balochistan Board of Investment and Trade (BBIT) Farman Zarkoon has said that the province has tremendous opportunities for domestic and foreign investors in the minerals sector.

In a statement issued in Quetta, he said that high quality minerals have been discovered from different parts of the province including Recko Dik, Saindak and Dodar.

He added that Export Processing zones have been established in Saindak of district Chagai and Dodar in Lasbella district while Marble city is fully functional in Hub.

Farman Zarkoon said that more than seventy million tons of iron ore reserves have newly been discovered in areas of Pishin and Chagai districts.

He said that the Balochistan government will welcome all the local and foreign investors to invest in this natural blessed province of Pakistan especially in the field of minerals and other sectors.

Radio Pakistan

Related News

Name Price/Vol %Chg/NChg
KSE100 188,687.76
235.77M
0.49%
926.07
ALLSHR 113,194.58
681.36M
0.46%
517.72
KSE30 57,809.14
106.05M
0.50%
286.79
KMI30 266,352.72
126.16M
0.61%
1609.27
KMIALLSHR 72,635.73
426.75M
0.46%
335.70
BKTi 54,678.69
28.52M
0.33%
179.06
OGTi 38,881.05
9.87M
0.61%
236.50
Symbol Bid/Ask High/Low
Name Last High/Low Chg/%Chg
BITCOIN FUTURES 91,125.00 95,600.00
90,780.00
-4540.00
-4.75%
BRENT CRUDE 63.79 64.27
63.76
-0.15
-0.23%
RICHARDS BAY COAL MONTHLY 86.75 0.00
0.00
-2.25
-2.53%
ROTTERDAM COAL MONTHLY 97.20 97.20
97.15
-0.55
-0.56%
USD RBD PALM OLEIN 1,027.50 1,027.50
1,027.50
0.00
0.00%
CRUDE OIL - WTI 59.12 59.59
58.53
-0.22
-0.37%
SUGAR #11 WORLD 14.99 15.00
14.60
0.42
2.88%

Chart of the Day


Latest News
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM GMT+05:00

Pakistan, China join hands for international Skills Passport


January 20, 2026 at 12:16 PM GMT+05:00

OMO Result: SBP injects Rs50.5bn into market


January 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM GMT+05:00

Pak-Qatar General Takaful eyes Rs420m in IPO


January 20, 2026 at 12:10 PM GMT+05:00

Gold price in Pakistan rises Rs4,300 per tola



Top 5 things to watch in this week

Pakistan Stock Movers
Name Last Chg/%Chg
Name Last Chg/%Chg