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President Arif Alvi filed Reko Diq reference in Supreme Court

President Arif Alvi filed Reko Diq reference in Supreme Court
October 18, 2022 Web Desk

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - President Dr. Arif Alvi has filed a Reko Diq reference in the Supreme Court.

On the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Arif Alvi filed a reference in the Supreme Court, in which the court will take an opinion on the contract with the foreign company. Clarification will also be sought regarding the approval of the Foreign Investment (Protection and Promotion) Bill, 2022 in the reference.

In March 2022, the then Finance Minister and the shareholders of Tethyan Copper Company Pakistan (Pvt) Limited had agreed on a framework for the settlement and rehabilitation of the Reko Diq project in the Apex Committee.

On September 30, 2022, the federal cabinet approved the filing of an explanatory reference regarding the previous decision of the Supreme Court regarding the construction of the Federal and Government of Balochistan's Reko Diq project.