Barrister Aqeel Malik rejects claims that KP emerg...

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• According to Malik, Fazlur Rehman had also raised questions about the issuance of a mining licence to the United States.
• Malik categorically denied that Pakistan had issued a mineral exploration or mining licence to the United States or any other country under the arrangement being alleged.
• Providing figures on mining licences issued in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Malik said 3,262 licences had been granted up to February 2024.

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Minister of State for Law Barrister Aqeel Malik has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was unwilling to fulfil its constitutional responsibilities. He expressed disappointment over allegations being levelled against the federal government by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F).

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Malik rejected claims that the decision to impose an emergency in KP was linked to the province’s mineral resources. He said JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and his party had alleged that the move was aimed at securing access to the province’s mineral wealth.