Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has formally launched the extension of Mines & Mineral Act including online application for leases in the Newly Merged Tribal Districts (NMDs) which will prove to be an important step towards safeguarding the rights of tribal people on the natural resources in the minerals rich Tribal belt of the province.
In this regard, a formal ceremony was held at Chief Minister House Peshawar in which provincial Minister Mohibullah Khan, Advisor to CM on merged District Ajmal Wazir, Secretary Mines & Minerals Nazar Hussain Shah and other relevant officers took part.