# Mines, minerals provincial subjects, says G-B CM

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2636772/mines-minerals-provincial-subjects-says-g-b-cm

Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Advocate Amjad Hussain Azar has maintained that mines and minerals are a provincial subject and should not be treated as the exclusive domain of the federal government, calling for stronger enforcement and monitoring of the region's mineral resources. He also backed the creation of new provinces wherever consensus exists, saying the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly had already passed a resolution demanding provincial status for the region. Speaking to the media in Karachi on Saturday, Azar said his government had completed its first 100 days and begun implementing the

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