Pakistan, June 21 -- Speaking during a Sindh Assembly session, Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Nagarparkar, Qasim Siraj Soomro, took a strong stance against the proposed excavation of the Karoonjhar Mountains and other hills in Nagarparkar. He declared that every single resident of Nagarparkar opposes the excavation and mining of Karoonjhar, and therefore, no such activity will be permitted.

Expressing his views in the assembly, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker noted that a fellow MPA, who is also a PhD scholar, had recently supported mining in Karoonjhar. However, Soomro stated that such a philosophy is beyond comprehension. He highlighted that approximately 20 billion rupees have been spent to construct small dams...