[Article] The people of Pakistani Kashmir are sitting on a treasure chest: Millions of rubies, estimated to be worth up to half a billion dollars, are lying beneath them. But archaic tools and a lack of investment in infrastructure and techniques are hampering efforts to transform the area into a significant player in the gem industry.
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The mountains of Pakistani Kashmir, rich in beauty... and buried treasures. There are rubies worth an estimated half a billion dollars in the Himalayan region. But a lack of funds and outdated techniques are hampering mining here.Shahid Ayub, Azad Kashmir Mine and Industry Development Company director...
