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title: "PM addresses delays in gemstone sector projects"
description: "Most outlets reported the Prime Minister's concern over slow progress in the Gemstones Pilot Project and the identification of eight new exploration blocks. Associated Press of Pakistan focused on the completion of geological mapping and the need for further exploration, while Profit added details about the Rs1 billion allocation and the securing of land for Centres of Excellence. Both emphasized the PM's directive for an action plan within a week."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14544-pm-shehbaz-takes-notice-of-delays-in-gemstone-sector
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# PM addresses delays in gemstone sector projects

business · updated 15 Oct 2026, 8:08 AM PKT · 14–15 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the Prime Minister's concern over slow progress in the Gemstones Pilot Project and the identification of eight new exploration blocks. Associated Press of Pakistan focused on the completion of geological mapping and the need for further exploration, while Profit added details about the Rs1 billion allocation and the securing of land for Centres of Excellence. Both emphasized the PM's directive for an action plan within a week.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Profit** — [PM Shehbaz takes notice of delays in gemstone sector projects, seeks action plan within a week](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/15/pm-shehbaz-takes-notice-of-delays-in-gemstone-sector-projects-seeks-action-plan-within-a-week) · 15 Oct 2026, 8:08 AM PKT
  > Rs1 billion allocated for sector development; eight new exploration blocks identified in three regions, while land for Centres of Excellence secured in Skardu and identified in Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [PM expresses displeasure over slow progress on Gemstones Pilot Project](https://www.app.com.pk/national/pm-expresses-displeasure-over-slow-progress-on-gemstones-pilot-project/) · 14 Oct 2026, 1:31 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Geological mapping of identified gemstone-bearing areas has been completed. Eight new blocks in Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been identified for further exploration and discovery of gemstones. An allocation of Rs1 billion has been earmarked under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the development of the sector during the current year.

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- [PM expresses displeasure over delays in gemstone sector projects](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14225-pm-furious-over-delays-in-gemstone-projects) · 15 Oct 2026 · 5 outlets · 83% related
- [Government to establish gemstone centre in Islamabad to boost exports](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12033-ministry-to-establish-state-of-the-art-gemstone-centre) · 3 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 74% related

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