Pakistan is a state rich in valuable natural resources, ranging from minerals to arable land. Among those, one of the most widely talked about mineral that received much attention in the last few days is pink salt, famously known as pink Himalayan salt. This salt is of pink tint. It gets its colour from calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper, and iron.Â
Some important particulars and statistics of interest, firstly, pink salt in raw form is 98 per cent NaCl. The remaining 2 per cent contains minerals like calcium, magnesium, sulte, potassium, iron, zinc, chromium and copper.
despite being Asiaâs sole salt producer and worldâs second largest, Pakistan stands at 20th position among the exporters, with India and China on the top.
Sixthly, France, Israel and India are, reportedly, selling Pakistani pink salt in the world market. In 2016, Pakistan exported 625 metric tonnes of pink to India. India exported, with its own branding and packaging to the UAE, the US, Spain, Somalia, and Korea.