Coal reserves found in Cholistan

Punjab Minister for Mines and Minerals, Makhdoom Ufkar-ul-Hassan has said that coal reserves were found in Cholistan area in Punjab where drilling was under way at 13 different points.
Talking to newsmen here in Liaqutpur, on Sunday, the minister said that Department of Mines and Minerals was contributing about seven billion rupees on quarterly basis to the exchequer, which has now risen to rupees eight billion during the caretaker government.
To a question about transparency of elections he said, Election Commission of Pakistan would take strong action against all those Nazims, irrespective of their political clout, who were interfering with the election campaign, adding that which ever party wins majority would be duly facilitated in forming the government.