Indus Asia Online Journal (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... Government’s Population Census Organization and Federal Bureau of Statistics Natural Resources: Coal: Sindh has 99% coal reservoirs of Pakistan. These are located in Lakhra, Soondha, Thar, Meeting-Jhampeer and Badin. Among these, Thar coal reservoirs are the largest in the world. Lakhra: 1.328 billion tonnes Soondha: 7.612 billion tonnes Thar: 78.196 billion...
oil and energy news (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
By Zafar Bhutta ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are set to establish a corporation to attract investment for nuclear and coal-based power plants and large dams in the country, sources in the Water and Power Ministry told Daily Times. The Pak-China Joint Power Corporation will also help develop technology and technical expertise for the new power projects. Pakistani [...]
Indus Asia Online Journal (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
... such as, Centralising of Sindh resources without the consent of the people of Sindh Examples: Coal resources of Sindh are being taken away by the central govt. The so-called Federal government has taken control of the coal resources of Sindh by creating a new body through a notification only. Thar Coal Authority, established by the Federal government, is to be managed...
Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
... officially it was not confirmed. The Prime Minister was informed that an investors’ conference on Thar coal would be organised in Hong Kong in September this year. He desired that the award of contracts of development for mining and power generation through international competitive bidding should be held in a transparent manner as soon as possible. The Prime Minister also showed...
