After completing nearly a dozen and half hearings, the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday opined that provinces can alter laws related to mineral resources and said that the Reko Diq 2013 agreement did not violate its decision.
The five-member bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial rendered its opinion on the Reko Diq agreement.
The court mentioned that the constitution ensures disposal of public assets under due process only.
Although Pakistan has been slapped a whooping fine of 9 billion in the Reko Diq case, the court had observed that the federal government abided by the constitution and the law.
Therefore, the federal and provincial governments had signed an agreement after taking the opinion of the legal experts, said the top court.
Moreover, the court added that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh enacted laws regarding mineral resources.
Remarking on the agreement, the court said that it did not violate the top court’s decision of 2013.
https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40023005/money-supreme-court-greenlights-reko-diq-gold-copper-mining-deal
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