Pakistani Company Becomes World’s First Mining Firm to Earn AWS Gold Certification
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) has become the first mining company globally to receive the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Gold Certification for its entire mining operations in Thar Block II.
Established in 2009 by the UN, NGOs, and leading research institutions, the Alliance for Water Stewardship is a global platform that promotes responsible water use and the long-term sustainability of freshwater resources.
To date, more than 330 sites across 30 countries have been certified under the AWS Standard.
The certification recognizes the implementation of the AWS Gold Standard across operations in Thar Block II, including strong regulatory compliance, community-focused water access through 23 reverse osmosis (RO) plants, an innovative bio-saline agriculture program, and sanitation infrastructure benefiting local residents.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2025/06/24/pakistani-company-becomes-worlds-first-mining-firm-to-earn-aws-gold-certification/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
