Baghalchur

Baghalchur or Baghal Chor (Urdu: بغلچور) is a village in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has allegedly used the area, originally the site of Uranium mines, as a nuclear dump. The residents of the area have complained about the nuclear dump and its effects on the people living in the area.[1]

Baghalchur
Village
Baghalchur
Coordinates: 30.238455°N 70.286207°E / 30.238455; 70.286207
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

See also

  • Nuclear waste
  • Fuel extraction in Pakistan

References

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