Question

the local coal produced by Pakistan has to be mixed with high quality imported coal for industrial use​

Answer 1

[tex][/tex] The local coal produced by Pakistan has to be mixed with high quality imported coal for industrial use.

Coal was first discovered across Pakistan and the rest of South Asia in the 1880s and was used by the British-owned railway companies under colonial rule. Later, post-colonial Pakistan had used coal to fule its industry from independence to the discovery of the Baluchistan's Sui gas field in 1952 and the Toot oilfield in 1964.

There are reportedly 1000s of small coal mines in the Duki district, most of it used in brick kilns and other factories such as textile and cement. The mine owners are private individuals, rather than corporations, and more than half the workers are from Afghanistan. These mines have long histories of unsafe work conditions. There are an additional 50 small coal mines operating in the Musakhael district. The Thar mine is a new project with massive resources first discovered in the 1990s.

Environmentalists are now concerned that Pakistan has recently discovered 1 low and 4 low to medium quality coal seams in the Punjab and plans to re-flue its economically important cement industry with it after their oil fields have run dry due to heavy over use. Low sulfur coal was recently reported to have been found at the Baluchistan near Quetta as well. There are reports that a low-sulfur deposit has been found near Islamabad.

Sindh's Thar desert and Neyveli (in Pakistan) lignite mines will also be expanded soon for industrial usage. Special measures are being employed to reduce the resulting fly ash, carbon footprint and sulphur fume emission problems after it's burnt.