KPK Government aims to set up Gemstone lab

In a meeting of Mineral Investment Facilitation, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday approved setting up a gemstone laboratory and technical training and certification center to promote the mineral sector.

The decision was made in the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, according to a statement issued here.

The meeting was informed that private sector companies would be engaged for establishing the laboratory to develop technical and professional expertise for processing raw gemstones and developing them into refined branded product to be introduced internationally.

The private companies would provide machinery and trained human resource for the centre.