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PHC imposes ban on use of mercury in gold mining

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday imposed ban on the use of mercury in mining and issued notice to Department of Minerals Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Waqar heard the petition against the use of mercury in gold mining in Kohat. During the hearing, the petitioner’s lawyer argued that the water

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