#rekodiq #pakistan #pakistaneconomy #balochistan #pmlngovernment #breakingnews #aitrazHai #aniqanisar
Will Reko Diq project change Pakistan's destiny?
Follow the ARY News channel on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/46e5HzY
Subscribe to our channel and press the bell icon for latest news updates: http://bit.ly/3e0SwKP
ARY News is a leading Pakistani news channel that promises to bring you factual and timely international stories and stories about Pakistan, sports, entertainment, and business, amid others.
Will Reko Diq project change Pakistan's destiny?
Follow the ARY News channel on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/46e5HzY
Subscribe to our channel and press the bell icon for latest news updates: http://bit.ly/3e0SwKP
ARY News is a leading Pakistani news channel that promises to bring you factual and timely international stories and stories about Pakistan, sports, entertainment, and business, amid others.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Assalam-o-Alaikum, I am Aniqa Nisar and you are watching the program Aitaraaz.
00:12Aitaraaz is a special episode.
00:14I am addressing you from a place where Pakistan is not only going to extract gold, but also
00:21a large amount of copper.
00:24There is a way to change the destiny of Pakistan.
00:27It is called Reckodick Mines.
00:29From where we are going to do a special program today.
00:32Reckodick mines have the largest undeveloped gold and copper reserves in the world.
00:55After a long process, Reckodick plans to produce gold and copper in 2028.
01:02This plan will earn $74 billion in 37 years.
01:06In the first phase, this land will produce 200,000 tonnes of copper per year and 250,000
01:11tonnes of gold.
01:12Preparations for this are currently underway at the Reckodick Mining Site in Urooj.
01:23There are so many women on the site of Reckodick that you realize that in such a place where
01:29a lot of men come, the daughters of Balochistan are working in this male-dominant profession.
01:38I have the only female geologist here.
01:42What are you doing here?
01:43My name is Maliha Ejaz.
01:45Basically, the job of a geologist is to investigate past histories.
01:59The mining will start in 2028.
02:04Different samples from the ground have been kept here.
02:10We have a geologist here with us.
02:14Let's talk to him.
02:17Assalam-o-Alaikum.
02:18Walaikum-o-Alaikum.
02:19I am a senior geologist from District 40.
02:22Our main job is geology.
02:24We do exploration in geology.
02:27Our main focus is to explore resources like copper, gold, iron and other minerals.
02:38What is this?
02:42These are our rock samples.
02:45We drill them and extract them.
02:48These are the resources of copper.
02:54Is this copper?
02:55No, these are iron oxides.
02:58They are called gyrosides.
03:08You work in the security department.
03:10Tell me about the security situation here.
03:14Assalam-o-Alaikum.
03:15My name is Sakina Ahmed.
03:16I work as an admin officer in the security department.
03:19I would say that this place is safe and secure.
03:24The reason is that the locals are getting opportunities here.
03:28The mining company is taking baby steps.
03:35They have built schools and hospitals.
03:38They are providing skills to the locals.
03:40This is a good start.
03:47Expertise is needed here.
03:50Expertise is needed in different departments.
03:52In itself, the Recodec Mining Corporation is sending people for training.
03:59In the countries where this type of mining is already taking place,
04:02such as Argentina and Zambia,
04:05I have four people with me who are being sent for this type of foreign training.
04:11My name is Sherar Badini.
04:13I am from the district of Noshki.
04:15I am going to Zambia.
04:17You will go to Zambia and take training in electrical engineering.
04:21What is the role of electrical engineering in mining?
04:25There is a lot of work in electrical engineering.
04:28For example, power generation, power protection, conveyor belts,
04:33and different electrical machines.
04:37Operating and maintaining them is the job of an electrical engineer.
04:41Which country are you going to for training?
04:44My name is Muhammad Awais.
04:45I am from the district of Shaghi.
04:46I am an electrical engineer.
04:48I am going to Zambia.
04:50Where are you going?
04:51Please introduce yourself and tell us what you are going to learn.
04:55My name is Zainab and I am from Gawadar.
04:58I am a graduate civil engineer, part of the International Graduate Development Programme.
05:02I am going to Argentina, Valladaro Mines.
05:05In which field are you going for international training?
05:09My name is Maliha Meher Kamrani.
05:12I am from the district of Noshki.
05:13I am going to Argentina.
05:15We have 18 months of training there.
05:16After that, we will return back to Recodec and we will serve here.
05:21Why did you choose Balochistan?
05:25CM Balochistan is with us.
05:28And none other than Mr. Bhupti.
05:31I met him very actively here.
05:34He goes to every place by himself.
05:36He was with us in Maukundi as well.
05:38He was touring.
05:39CM sir, thank you very much for joining me in the programme.
05:43It's a pleasure having you.
05:44The love and affection of the people of Balochistan is boundless.
05:49But the people of Balochistan have a complaint.
05:52And that complaint is that we have a sense of deprivation.
05:55And that sense of deprivation is not being filled.
05:59You are telling us here that Recodec is a game changer.
06:02And there they are saying that they have a sense of deprivation.
06:05CM sir, isn't this a contradiction?
06:07First of all, I welcome my daughter-in-law.
06:10And her in-laws.
06:12And for you to come to such a remote place.
06:15And seeing is believing.
06:17And I think that what is being said is what I call unparalleled development.
06:23Unparalleled development is not just an issue of Balochistan.
06:27In fact, it is not just an issue of Pakistan.
06:29It is an issue of all the developing nations.
06:31The development in Karachi, in Sukkur, in Jakobabad, in Lahore, in Gujranwala.
06:38So, this is all a propaganda tool against the state of Pakistan.
06:43Despite the fact that there are remote areas of Balochistan.
06:47It is not easy to develop in Balochistan.
06:50For example, today you have gone to Nokandi.
06:52You do not know that this is an 80 km long water supply scheme.
06:56It is a line. 80 km.
06:58So, I think it is probably the largest in the world.
07:00Or in fact, in Pakistan.
07:02So, there are such issues.
07:04They are being tried to address.
07:07Then our youth are being disintegrated through a propaganda tool.
07:13The biggest tool is being used by social media.
07:16So, we are discouraging that.
07:18We are engaging our youth.
07:20As you have seen, how many job opportunities are being created here.
07:24Similarly, for many other youth, youth policy has been approved.
07:27We are giving interest-free loans to youth for business.
07:31Scholarships and so and so on.
07:33So, this is how we are reaching to them.
07:35I myself am going to the universities and colleges.
07:38Interacting with the youth.
07:40I have just witnessed this.
07:42So, there is a narrative.
07:45A popular narrative.
07:47It is possible that it is what you are saying.
07:49But the truth is that there is no threat to the existence of the state of Pakistan.
07:57It is said that Balochistan is getting out of hand.
08:01Balochistan is not getting out of hand.
08:04Balochistan is not getting out of hand.
08:06The reason for the slight surge you have seen is probably the gadgets.
08:12Which are available in the open black market after the US withdrawal.
08:16This could be one reason.
08:18The second reason could be social mobilization.
08:21Which you can see.
08:23I often say that there are three things which are being used to break Pakistan.
08:29One is violence.
08:31Second is social mobilization.
08:33Third is social media.
08:35All three are trying to attack Pakistan.
08:38There is not enough capacity that they can hold one inch of land for one hour.
08:43So, where is Balochistan going?
08:45They come and steal.
08:47They stand at one place and make a five minute video.
08:51And that five minute video is then sent to you and other people through the social media tool.
08:57And then they create a hype for it.
09:00Sir, there was a gap.
09:03There was a gap of unemployment.
09:05I have seen a lot of people from Umeh, Naukandi, Chagai.
09:13After seeing so many people, I realized that the gap is being fulfilled here.
09:18What does Rekodek mean for Balochistan?
09:21And what does it mean for Pakistan?
09:24If you are relating it to the so-called insurgency, then don't relate it to this thing.
09:30Because I personally feel, and this is the reality, that the reason why these people are doing violence is not this.
09:37Unemployment is a problem in Lahore as well as in other places.
09:41But it is true that hatred against the people of Balochistan, against the state of Pakistan, has been spread through propaganda tools.
09:49Now I will tell you what Rekodek is.
09:52Rekodek, I think, is an investment that not only…
09:58What is the difference?
10:00There are some companies that earn first.
10:02After earning, they go to people's hearts and minds.
10:06This company has only started from here.
10:08You have seen it yourself.
10:09You have seen the school, the hospital, the skill development.
10:12Then the job opportunities they are giving to the children.
10:14I am glad that my daughters are also included in it.
10:17Very actively.
10:19Very actively, yes.
10:20Anyway, if there is an opportunity in Balochistan,
10:24I honestly feel that my daughters are more capable than the boys and my sons and brothers.
10:32I think that after this, this is not the last.
10:36After this, UAE is showing interest.
10:40You are giving us good news through my program.
10:43That Rekodek is not the end of it.
10:46Yes, it is not the end of it.
10:47Because this is how the international people are trusting us.
10:50Now their trust is increasing.
10:52Now UAE is coming.
10:53Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is coming.
10:55So and so on.
10:56Investors want to come.
10:57Now Siyadik is a place nearby.
10:59There are Chinese and local partners.
11:01It has actually started there.
11:03No, it is yet to happen in Siyadik.
11:05It is already going on in Siyadik.
11:07So, what I mean to say is that this potential is uncapped potential.
11:12And we have, God willing, for the people of Balochistan…
11:15You can imagine.
11:16The size of our PSTP, the size of our development,
11:20to develop half of Pakistan, we have just 210 billion rupees.
11:25When this company starts and the mining process starts,
11:29we will go up to 1 billion dollars per annum.
11:32That is 280 billion rupees.
11:34So and so on.
11:35It will keep increasing.
11:36And when other companies come, other investors come,
11:39we will grow even more.
11:41And the people of Balochistan…
11:44Are other investors coming, Mr. Gupti?
11:46Of course, they are coming.
11:47Who is coming?
11:48Saudis, I told you.
11:49UAE people are coming.
11:50And many Chinese are interested.
11:53We have just held an investment conference in Islamabad.
11:59Our board of investment directors went there.
12:03We invited all the investors.
12:07Everybody is keen.
12:09Everybody is interested.
12:10Just to give them an enabling environment.
12:13For that, we are trying very hard to give an enabling environment in Balochistan
12:17for people to come and invest from outside.
12:19And as a result of that investment,
12:21Balochistan will develop, Balochistan's livelihood will improve,
12:26job opportunities will improve.
12:28And these are the people of Balochistan.
12:30Mr. CM, I would like to ask my people, my CM,
12:33the people of Balochistan, the chief executives of Balochistan.
12:38The biggest complaint is that the thing came out of here
12:41and the local people here did not benefit from it.
12:44You know about the gas.
12:46This is the complaint of the people of Balochistan.
12:48Will you let them complain?
12:50Look, we have decided that wherever we will earn something,
12:56the first right of that is of the people there.
12:59For example, there is Recodec.
13:01The first right on this is of the people of Nokundi,
13:04Chagi, Rakshan Division and so on.
13:07We have done it practically recently.
13:10We have done a project in Taftan with the Public-Private Partnership.
13:14We are investing all the earnings of that project in Taftan.
13:17Not a single rupee is going to Quetta.
13:19It will be invested there and we will uplift the people there first.
13:22After that, obviously, there is a specific percentage.
13:26Like this project, there will be a special percentage for the people here
13:30and the rest will go to Bangladesh.
13:32My camera, my platform is available for you.
13:35If you want to give a message to the people of Balochistan and Pakistan.
13:39Because you are giving me good news.
13:41Look, my message to the people of Balochistan is that
13:45do not be affected by the propaganda tools.
13:47And with the realities, as a Baloch nation or the people of Balochistan,
13:52keep the realities in front and get affected by the propaganda tools
13:56and rethink the disintegration against the state of Pakistan.
14:02And my message to the people of Pakistan is that
14:05understand the violence.
14:08The violence of Balochistan is similar to what is happening elsewhere.
14:12Terrorism is terrorism.
14:13Violence in the name of religion is terrorism.
14:16Violence in the name of this so-called nationalism is anger.
14:19Baloch, what is this?
14:20The mainstream media should think about this.
14:22Our intelligentsia should think about this.
14:24The mainstream political leadership should also think about this.
14:26So I think that Balochistan is developing.
14:29Balochistan is coming on track.
14:31And God willing, the development of Pakistan will start from Balochistan.
14:35You just said that Balochistan is coming on track.
14:38When will Balochistan climb on this track of development?
14:43It is coming on track now.
14:44Look, the time frames and these are long lasting things.
14:49These are long programs.
14:51They need consistency and political stability.
14:54So I am hopeful and I am optimistic that
14:56the way these things are seen in Balochistan
14:59and the way the perceptions are.
15:00As it is, perceptions are faster than realities.
15:03Realities are so different than perceptions.
15:05So I think we will have to work on these perceptions.
15:08We will have to work in the domain of narrative.
15:11And we will have to show the real picture of Balochistan to the people.
15:14I have one more question.
15:15You said that perceptions are more real than reality.
15:18And this is 100% true in post-truth era.
15:20People are saying that this is not a trick of God.
15:24Not at all.
15:25Not at all.
15:26Not at all.
15:27Absolutely not.
15:28That answers me.
15:29Thank you very much, CM sahib.
15:30It was a pleasure talking to you.
15:35We have some ladies with us.
15:36Because we think that this is a mining site.
15:38In a mining site, it is the job of men.
15:41Ladies are rare.
15:44But here, it was pleasantly surprising for me
15:48that there is a large number of ladies.
15:51So I will have you talk to the different ladies present here.
15:54Assalam-o-Alaikum.
15:55Walaikum-as-salam.
15:56First, tell us your name.
15:58And tell us what you do here and from which area you belong.
16:01My name is Sadia Rahmat.
16:02I belong to Balochistan.
16:04Basically, I belong to Naukandi.
16:06I am a health and safety officer here.
16:08My name is Shahzeen Bugti.
16:09And I belong to Dera Bugti.
16:12And here, I have been appointed as a junior document controller.
16:15My name is Tanzeel Khan.
16:16I work here as a senior environmental officer.
16:19Basically, I belong to the district of Pashin.
16:21When will the mining start?
16:23Mining will start in 2028, Inshallah.
16:26There is an expectation that there will be an economy here.
16:30People expect that the feeling of deprivation in Balochistan will end.
16:35Yes, absolutely.
16:36As you can see, there is a lot of unemployment in Balochistan.
16:40As you can see, there is a lot of unemployment here.
16:44Local communities are working hard for their health and education.
16:50So, it will be very beneficial for the locals.
16:52Okay.
16:53Unfortunately, there is a threat of terrorism here.
16:58Other countries are also involved.
17:02Is there any danger when women live here?
17:07No.
17:08I have been working here for more than a year.
17:13Alhamdulillah, we have never encountered any such thing.
17:18In fact, we feel safe.
17:19We go around in the field.
17:21We field far and wide.
17:31The biggest issue in Balochistan is
17:34how to improve people's lives.
17:38How to improve people's lives.
17:40How to improve their standard of living.
17:42And for that, at any place,
17:45because the Recredit Mining Development Corporation
17:48is responsible for not letting the surrounding areas be left behind.
17:54To improve the people of the area.
17:56In education, in training, which requires technical skills.
18:01In health and in their livelihood.
18:04I am saying this again and again.
18:05The livelihood here is very important.
18:08In terms of corporate social responsibility,
18:11what are the steps that are being taken here?
18:14And how would this change the environment?
18:18My name is Afizullah.
18:20I belong to district 40.
18:22At the moment, I am working as a community investment specialist
18:26with RDMC.
18:29At the moment, we have projects in CSR.
18:32We have health, education, water, and social environment.
18:39And we want to improve their livelihood.
18:41I will come to water first.
18:43Because when there is mining, water is used.
18:46There is a shortage of water in Balochistan.
18:49So how is it being ensured that all the water here is used?
18:54They are bringing water from the side.
18:56But it is not being used for the population.
18:59There is a lot of reserve there.
19:01So the water will be utilized for our mining.
19:06This area used to be very deprived.
19:08At the moment, people's expectations are higher than RDMC's record projects.
19:14Their expectations are very high.
19:16Although the literacy rate here is not very high.
19:19But they have found hope.
19:21We are enhancing their technical skills.
19:25RDMC has set up a technical center in Naukundi.
19:28Assalam-o-Alaikum.
19:29Assalam-o-Alaikum.
19:30Please introduce yourself to me.
19:31And after that, tell me that you belong to Ummeh,
19:34which is the nearest population.
19:36What are the people there thinking about this?
19:38Are there any opportunities for them?
19:40You are working here.
19:41Are there any other people working in your area?
19:44Yes, absolutely.
19:45I am Malik Saeed.
19:47I am from Khilli, Ummeh.
19:51I am very happy to be a part of this project.
19:56Education was not important for us here.
20:01But when the project was launched,
20:03these things became important for us.
20:05Has it become a source of education for people?
20:07Alhamdulillah.
20:08It was not enough for people to come here.
20:12There were no more children here.
20:17But Alhamdulillah, now you are interviewing children here.
20:21Alhamdulillah, you have such capable children.
20:24I can't believe it.
20:25How many people are working in your area?
20:30A lot of people.
20:31People from my village, Ummeh,
20:33Alhamdulillah, all of them are working here.
20:36There are more people working here.
20:39Please introduce yourself.
20:41And tell me what you do here.
20:43And then we will move on.
20:45Peace be upon you.
20:47My name is Mohammad Nadeem.
20:49I am from District Hub, Balochistan.
20:52People from Hub usually go to Karachi for employment.
20:55It is close to Karachi.
20:56Absolutely.
20:57What are you doing here?
20:58When I came to know that a record project is coming here,
21:04I applied here.
21:05Alhamdulillah, I was selected here on merit basis.
21:07I am doing my job as a health and safety supervisor.
21:10Please introduce yourself.
21:12And tell me what area you belong to.
21:14My name is Syed Ahmed Mangal.
21:16I am from Noakundi.
21:18I am a citizen of this area.
21:20Are most of the people from Balochistan or someone else?
21:22Most of the people are from Balochistan.
21:25There are people from other places as well.
21:27But mostly people from Balochistan.
21:30So people from Balochistan are happy with the record project?
21:33Yes, because it is a blessing for us.
21:40Nadeem, we have with us a big player in this record mining corporation.
21:47He does mining not only at the national level but also at the international level in different countries.
21:54And if he didn't have this investment, it would have been difficult for us to do this work as a country.
22:01We have with us the head of Barrick Gold, Mark Bristow.
22:07He has been in my program earlier as well.
22:09Now he is here again and we are on site.
22:12In this area, it is usually said that where will people from other countries come?
22:18Here people don't come from Pakistan.
22:20So these people are present here.
22:21And we will talk about how the lives here are changing.
22:25Mark, thank you very much for joining me in the program.
22:27Pleasure having you in the program once again.
22:29But in a very different setting.
22:31We are actually on site.
22:33Mark, what are you giving to my people in Balochistan?
22:38Because the biggest concern here is that people are going to come from abroad,
22:44they are going to take our assets and they are going to go away.
22:47What are my people getting?
22:49So that's a very good question and that's the conversation that we had starting in 2019.
22:57How do we do something different?
22:59How do we really create something unique in the mining world?
23:05And Rekordec represents that.
23:07There is no other partnership around the world that is anywhere close to the arrangements with Rekordec.
23:16First of all, the Balochistan people get 25% owned by their government in Balochistan.
23:25And they also get taxes and royalties out of that.
23:30And they don't have to pay for it because it's being funded.
23:34Ten of that 25 is funded by all the shareholders
23:39and the other 15 by the federal government of Pakistan.
23:44So it's a real...
23:46And the previous arrangements in Rekordec was very much less than that.
23:51And then Pakistan has 25%.
23:54So that's 50-50.
23:56And I've always said a true partnership is 50-50.
24:01And so this is something we're going to do together.
24:05And we are also attracting funding
24:09because the state-owned enterprises that represent the federal government
24:16are funding that component and Barracks funding the other.
24:21But we're not funding it all.
24:23We are bringing in investors, debt investors, to gear that investment.
24:30So this is a global effort that ends up creating...
24:37And you heard the Chief Minister today.
24:39He's already receiving benefits from this investment.
24:44And what's he doing?
24:46He's giving it back into the community.
24:49Is Rekordec inflated in our minds that it's too big?
24:54Or is it just the beginning and it is actually much bigger than what it is right now?
24:59So I always say to my team, it's a starter mine.
25:02Is it?
25:03It's just going to get bigger.
25:05And if we are successful, which I have absolute confidence we will be,
25:11this is a new frontier for mining.
25:14This is like Chile 80 years ago.
25:17Chile started just like this.
25:19Remember, it was a complex geopolitical country 80 years ago.
25:26Now it's the biggest producer of copper in the world.
25:29And so this is an opportunity.
25:31If we get this right, of course, Barrack in partnership with some of the Pakistan industry
25:41is already looking at expanding its footprints adjacent to Rekordec.
25:46And we are also looking to bring Saudi Arabia in to partner us in another project.
25:53So we are already establishing a bigger frontier.
25:56And then we will keep inviting the big players, the big copper players around the world.
26:03And as you know, the Chinese are already operating here.
26:07So there's a start.
26:09And if we continue to demonstrate this,
26:12and I always say the Tithian metalliferous belt is as prospective as the Andean range in South America.
26:22This is the new Andean copper belt.
26:25Which obviously means that it is a sort of a game changer for Pakistan.
26:30But we hear this word so often that this is now sort of a word that feels pretty normal.
26:37Yes, I understand that.
26:38I would actually like to know what does this mean for Pakistan?
26:43Because I heard at one point in time that this could be the oil of Saudi.
26:47This could be equivalent to that for Pakistan.
26:50Is that true?
26:51Well, I think the thing I celebrate is when you have the chief minister,
26:56you have the various officials appreciate that we need to put this back into the community.
27:03That's the whole objective.
27:05These are stakeholders in this project.
27:09And so if we're going to make a real difference in this part of the world,
27:15it's a long voyage and we've got to start now.
27:19So normally mining companies want their investment back before they share it.
27:25What we've done in this project is started sharing before we generate the revenue.
27:32Because it's an investment.
27:34This is a new modern world.
27:36And we need to make sure that we respect the owners of this endowment.
27:44And the owners of this endowment are the people of Pakistan and specifically the Balochistan nation.
27:51The people of Pakistan and the people of Balochistan have a question, a very important question.
27:55And as a journalist, it's my responsibility to bring it to you
27:58so that I can give them the answer through the lens of the camera.
28:03They want to see bricks of gold coming out of Rekordeg.
28:08But they see sand, which is obviously concentrate coming out of it.
28:13Why do we see sand coming out of it and not bricks of gold?
28:18So that's a good question and it's worth it.
28:24It's all about communication and sharing.
28:27So 80 to 85% of all value created in a mine is done through mining.
28:3715% is added value downstream.
28:42That's for copper.
28:44For gold, 100% of the value is created at the mine head.
28:50Because when we sell the gold, we get the full value of gold.
28:55The people that refine it, it's a very high-cost, low-return activity.
29:02They trade that gold into the market.
29:05That's how they make their money.
29:07And if we want to create further value for the copper, in other words, add value downstream,
29:17a couple of things have to happen.
29:19First of all, you need low-cost power.
29:23And it's currently the technology and the treatment costs,
29:27if you ship it to some of the new modern smelters around the world,
29:35they can do it better than us here.
29:37And secondly, to make a return on downstream added value, you need size.
29:45So as we grow our production in this region,
29:49we will ultimately move towards our own smelting.
29:53So it's not a no-go region or no-go zone.
29:55Definitely not.
29:56It is in the papers in future.
29:58Another question.
30:00You said because of the high cost of power.
30:02But Rajasthan has ample solar energy.
30:05And the solar power is the most economical form of power.
30:09Why go through the process and hassle of sending all of this concentrate to another country,
30:16which includes the shipping cost, the fuel cost?
30:19Obviously, it's heavy, has a lot of volume as well.
30:22Why not put solar power here and start the smelting process by bringing down the cost of energy?
30:30So if you look at our plans for Rekordec, we're starting with a combination of solar and heavy fuel
30:38because, as you know, the sun doesn't shine all 24-7.
30:43But as battery technology improves, and Barrick has very big solar power stations around the world.
30:52So we're going to start with 180 megawatts of heavy fuel and 150 megawatts of solar.
30:58We've already started doing the research on wind.
31:02In Balochistan.
31:03In Balochistan, right here.
31:05You've got these wind tunnels, and we'll continue to research that.
31:09We've also finished a study on how we could connect to the grid.
31:15It's a 500-kilometer connection.
31:18And then it's about, you have to get redundancy, so you've got to have a ring line to be able to support a big project like this.
31:27So during that second phase of Rekordec development, because it's a long development,
31:35we start production in 2008, we bring the second phase in 2033, 2034.
31:43And so we're already studying that.
31:46The big challenge with the current Pakistan grid is its reliability.
31:53So we need to enhance that reliability, but the good thing, a large percentage of renewable.
32:01So to your point, we should be able to access cleaner, lower-cost power.
32:07Terrific. It was lovely talking to you, Mark. Thank you very much.
32:09Thank you very much for your time.
32:11It's hopeless disbelief, and we have to break the chain of this disbelief.
32:16After that, the real path to Pakistan's progress will begin.
32:22And that's where we're looking at. That is the aim.
32:27From the Rekordec site, where mining is to be done, and where the first phases have begun,
32:32the first phase, then the second, then the third, and then in 2028,
32:37from this site, we will reach Naukundi.
32:41Naukundi is an area with a population of about 30,000.
32:44And in this population of 30,000, a lot of people are working here.
32:48We will show you some hospitals, schools, and technical centers that have been built
32:55for that community, so that their health, education, and well-being can be taken care of.
33:01So that they can be prepared for how to earn their livelihood.
33:06Come.
33:12At this time, we are a little far from Naukundi.
33:16And we are going to the most populated area at this time,
33:23which has a population of about 30,000.
33:27And in this population of 30,000, a lot of people are working in the Rekordec area.
33:34You can see them.
33:36These are the people who are actually Baloch.
33:38These are the people who are basically Baloch.
33:41They are the people of this land.
33:47Now we are in Naukundi at Indus Hospital.
33:50Hospitals should be the top priority of any area.
33:54Because if there is health and life, then there is the world.
33:57Let's take you on a tour of the hospital.
33:59Because of this hospital, the people here are getting the basic rights.
34:05Or the basic rights have become easier, which were not there in any time before.
34:10Now let's go inside and try to ask what are the basic facilities here.
34:15What are the basic necessities?
34:18Or is there any treatment here that requires advanced medicines and advanced machinery?
34:26Najeen, it is very important for me to know at this time,
34:30how many doctors are there and how many people come here?
34:33First you tell.
34:34Here we have about 13 doctors available.
34:362 specialists and other medical officers.
34:38Apart from this, we have registered nursing staff, supervisors, midwife supervisors and midwives and LHVs.
34:45In terms of services, we have OPD services.
34:48Because initially it was a primary health care unit.
34:50Because there was no facility in Naukundi where we could provide 24x7 emergency services or labor rooms etc.
34:58All those services are present here.
35:00There is OPD which is available till 5 pm.
35:02After that, 24x7 is available for our staff emergency services.
35:06How much population do you cover?
35:08We try to cover a population of about 20,000.
35:12Apart from the facilities available here, we also have an outreach mobile unit.
35:17Our team goes there daily.
35:19There are male doctors, female doctors, midwifes and people from the pharmacy go there.
35:24There are different villages like Isatayar, Biharuk, Raje, Mashkicha, Naukcha, Durbuncha.
35:30There is a nursing staff here who does basic assessments.
35:33Assalamualaikum.
35:34Assalamualaikum.
35:35How are you?
35:36I am fine. How are you?
35:37Are you from Naukundi?
35:38Yes, I am from Naukundi.
35:39Very nice.
35:40Before this, there was no health facility here.
35:45What were the problems for the people here?
35:47Where did they have to go?
35:48How was the health insured?
35:50It was very difficult when there was no hospital here.
35:53Sometimes, the patients used to expire on the way.
35:57Are you also from Naukundi?
35:59Yes, I am from Naukundi.
36:00Is there an issue here that why are the women working?
36:04No, no, not at all.
36:06Because women also come there.
36:08Our specialist doctor is present here.
36:10He is a medical specialist.
36:12This is a clinic.
36:13Medical specialist.
36:14How is the income of the people here?
36:17Is it less or more?
36:19Is it a busy hospital?
36:20It is a busy hospital.
36:21We have an OPD for 24 hours.
36:22We also have ER emergency.
36:24We have an OPD for 100 plus hours.
36:27Emergency is separate.
36:28Doctor, what are the challenges of this area?
36:31And how important is this hospital here?
36:35This is a very good initiative.
36:37It is very important for the local population here.
36:40The reason is that the nearest tertiary care hospital is in Quetta.
36:48We had a ride of 8-9 hours from here.
36:52Considering that there are no obstacles on the way.
36:55But the initiative taken by RDMC and Indus,
37:00their combined project is very good for the people here.
37:03If there are RTAs, they are also being managed here.
37:06If there are emergency cases, they are also being dealt with here.
37:10This has made a big difference to the population here.
37:14Are you a local doctor?
37:16Yes, I am from Quetta.
37:17I gave you a basic tour of the hospital.
37:19There are a lot of patients.
37:21We will definitely not invade their privacy.
37:23But such facilities should be in every school in Balochistan.
37:34If you want to move forward in any area,
37:38it is not possible to leave women behind.
37:41All these women are from Naukandi.
37:44They are with us.
37:46They are learning sewing.
37:48This is a corporate social responsibility through the Hunar Foundation.
37:52Assalam-o-Alaikum.
37:53Walaikum-o-Alaikum.
37:54Do the women here like to work, move forward, learn sewing and learn skills?
38:02Yes, we all like it here.
38:04We didn't have any opportunities before.
38:07We all like it here.
38:09We would like to thank RDMC for building an institute for us.
38:15Do you have any plans to learn sewing from here
38:19and then send it to other cities?
38:24Yes, we will make good-looking clothes.
38:27We will also make uniforms.
38:29We will make all these things.
38:31Was there a place in this area where all the women were working together
38:36and made friends and developed a community-based situation?
38:40No, there was no such thing.
38:42What do you feel?
38:43Did the women used to sit together and work together
38:47where they would say,
38:48yes, we are working here, we are learning and we will move forward in this.
38:52Was there such a thought?
38:54No, there was nothing here before.
38:56Because of RDMC, women leave their homes and come here.
39:01There was nothing to study here before.
39:04There are very few teachers in schools here.
39:07Are you also from Naukandi?
39:08Yes.
39:09Did you have friends before coming to the Honar Foundation?
39:12No, I didn't have friends before.
39:13All my friends are coming now.
39:15They are looking very good.
39:17I remember that you completed the course, learned sewing and everything.
39:21Now what?
39:22I want to do a job here.
39:25How passionate are you about moving Pakistan forward in this group?
39:30Very much.
39:31Very much?
39:32Yes.
39:33God bless you.
39:34Let's talk to the teacher.
39:35Will everything come here in six months?
39:37God willing.
39:38We are teaching the children at an industrial level.
39:40We joined in October.
39:43The children themselves are so talented that we don't need to do so much.
39:48You must go to different areas for training.
39:51Did you feel any difference coming to Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan?
39:58We saw the talent in the children here.
40:00The children themselves ask us to teach them this and that.
40:04If we tell them one thing, they start forcing us to do something else.
40:08They ask us to teach them this and that.
40:10I am very happy that these women have the determination to move forward.
40:15They have hope and determination that they will not only improve themselves,
40:19but also improve their area, their children, their families, their province and their country.
40:25And because we want to move the country forward,
40:27they are going to raise slogans with me.
40:29Pakistan.
40:30Long live.
40:31Viewers, today we showed you Prakritiq,
40:34the place about which you read and hear in the news.
40:37Today we really showed you that place.
40:39The construction has just begun.
40:41And the journey has just begun.
40:43After that, we also showed you the place from where basically people have to come.
40:49The people have to come and work there.
40:51Our journey today has come to an end.
40:54But this is the beginning of the journey of Pakistan's progress.
40:58And may Allah enable us to see so many successes in this journey of Pakistan that the world can see.
41:05Today it is very cold.
41:07But God willing, we will continue to show you different journeys like this.
41:11In different special shows.
41:13If you have any objections, that's all.
41:15Take care of yourselves.
41:16Anika Nisar, signing out.