Dera Ghazi Khan [Pakistan], Residents of Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan and nearby areas in Pakistan have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of patients with cancer and skin diseases.
The worsening situation is allegedly due to the mining of radioactive materials and dumping of untreated waste in the Koh-i-Sulaiman mountainous areas of the country, a statement by the Baloch Women's Forum (BWF) said on Saturday.
According to the BWF report titled "Their denial and our silence are killing the Baloch", the residents of DG Khan have reported an alarming rise in diseases such as bone marrow related problems, liver cancer, lung cancer, kidney diseases and bone cancer. , facial tumor and intestinal cancer.
Explaining the reason for such an increase in diseases, the BWF stated: "The reason is obvious: the mining of uranium and the dumping of waste materials (mainly radioactive materials) in the mountains of Koh-i-Sulaiman. Among these are reported many cases years where young people have been affected and some of them embraced death fighting cancer.
The statement mentions that deposits of rare earth minerals were discovered during the 1960s, which led to the start of mining operations by Pakistan Atomic Energy in 1977 in Baghalchar. These minerals discovered in the area, especially Uranium-235 and U-238, are scientifically known as yellowcake.
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The statement also mentioned that eight mining operations have been started in the Koh-i-Sulaiman area, namely Vashafi, Delana, Zain, Nagarnai (Rakhi Gaj), Sawa Prag, Gohand and Baghalchar, and the BWF also mentioned that there are human settlements. located a few kilometers from these mining operations that extract radioactive materials.
The report also states that the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has restricted the movement of local people from the mountainous and urban areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and has forcibly evicted local people from their lands.
The report says that "in areas where nuclear weapons are launched, there are several projects and between 60 and 80 percent of the people suffer from liver diseases and cancer, many times more than in other cities."
The worsening situation is allegedly due to the mining of radioactive materials and dumping of untreated waste in the Koh-i-Sulaiman mountainous areas of the country, a statement by the Baloch Women's Forum (BWF) said on Saturday.
According to the BWF report titled "Their denial and our silence are killing the Baloch", the residents of DG Khan have reported an alarming rise in diseases such as bone marrow related problems, liver cancer, lung cancer, kidney diseases and bone cancer. , facial tumor and intestinal cancer.
Explaining the reason for such an increase in diseases, the BWF stated: "The reason is obvious: the mining of uranium and the dumping of waste materials (mainly radioactive materials) in the mountains of Koh-i-Sulaiman. Among these are reported many cases years where young people have been affected and some of them embraced death fighting cancer.
The statement mentions that deposits of rare earth minerals were discovered during the 1960s, which led to the start of mining operations by Pakistan Atomic Energy in 1977 in Baghalchar. These minerals discovered in the area, especially Uranium-235 and U-238, are scientifically known as yellowcake.
https://x.com/BalochWF/status/1807066379964575811
The statement also mentioned that eight mining operations have been started in the Koh-i-Sulaiman area, namely Vashafi, Delana, Zain, Nagarnai (Rakhi Gaj), Sawa Prag, Gohand and Baghalchar, and the BWF also mentioned that there are human settlements. located a few kilometers from these mining operations that extract radioactive materials.
The report also states that the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has restricted the movement of local people from the mountainous and urban areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and has forcibly evicted local people from their lands.
The report says that "in areas where nuclear weapons are launched, there are several projects and between 60 and 80 percent of the people suffer from liver diseases and cancer, many times more than in other cities."
