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Balochistan is RICH in minerals ...

... so why are the people still poor?

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Balochistan's Mineral Paradox:
Who Pays for Pakistan's Resource Boom?


Reko Diq could transform Pakistan's economy.

But who will benefit from the billions beneath Balochistan?


Pakistan's mineral wealth is attracting global attention. But for the people living above it, the promise of prosperity remains far less certain.


From Reko Diq's vast copper-gold reserves to Gwadar's unresolved water crisis, Balochistan faces a difficult question: Who really benefits when its resources are extracted?


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