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The Salt Range is situated in the North-Western section of the Indus plain in Pakistan, spanning parts of Punjab.

The highest peak of salt range is Soan Sakaser

The Salt Range is a mountain range in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan

The range extends along the south of the Potohar Plateau and the north of the Jhelum River.

The salt range is situated between rivers Soan and River Jhelum

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The Neelam Valley is significant for gold exploration.

Ruby: Ruby deposits of Azad Kashmir are located in:

• Khandigali-Nangimali-Khora-Katha
• Chitta Ratta
• Naril Nala areas of Neelam Valley

Last updated by NA on 05-11-2026

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The Potwar plateau is an ancient region of petroleum production in Pakistan.

The plateau is the location of Pakistan’s major oil fields, the first of which were discovered at:

Khaur (1915) and Dhulian (1935)

the Tut field was discovered in 1968

and exploration continued in the area in the 1970s

Additional information:

Petroleum exploration in Pakistan began in the early 1860s during the British colonial period.

The first oil well was drilled in 1866 near Kundian, Punjab, by the Burmah Oil Company. 

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Himalayan salt is rock salt (halite) mined from the Punjab region of Pakistan.

A GI tag is a sign used for special products 

The salt is extracted from the salt range in Punjab which along the south of the Potohar Plateau

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Rabi crops are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in Pakistan.

There are two principal crop seasons in Pakistan namely “Kharif”, with sowing beginning in April and harvest between October and December and “Rabi” beginning in October-December and ending in April-May.

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The Saindak project is operated with the collaboration of China.

Project Location: Chaghi, Balochistan

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The discovery of gold, copper & silver deposits at Saindak was made in the 1970s.

Trial production at the Saindak Copper-Gold project started in 1995.

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Sindh has 124 gas fields and accounts for 63pc. The biggest field of natural gas is in the Sui region of Balochistan accounting for 6pc.

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Watermelon is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit.

A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it was originally domesticated in Africa.

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Halva refers to various local confection recipes in West Asia and its vicinity.