{
  "id": 16147050,
  "title": "Labour federations oppose Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation's privatisation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/labour-federations-oppose-pakistan-mineral-development-corporations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T03:18:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039143/labour-federations-oppose-pakistan-mineral-development-corporations-privatisation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "QUETTA: Lala Muhammad Sultan, president of the All Pakistan Labour Federation and the Pakistan Central Mines Labour Federation, has rejected the proposed privatisation of the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) and cancellation of its mining leases, warning that the move could threaten thousands of jobs and harm the economic interests of local communities in Balochistan. Speaking at a…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}