Baghalchur

Baghalchur

Baghalchur or Baghalchar ( _ur. بغلچور) is small town in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Baghalchur is the site of abandoned Uranium mines now being used as a nuclear dump. The resident of the area are bitterly opposed to the nuclear dump being used by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4954730.stm Villagers' fears of nuclear waste] ] .

See also

*Nuclear waste
*Fuel extraction in Pakistan

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