Ahmad Fraz Khan

Vested interests trump logic in the wheat market

5 different markets are causing instability at a time when staple crop is already stressed because of DAP rates and floods. Published 05 Dec, 2022 08:41am

Centre censured for withholding provincial shares

KP Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra says depriving tribal areas of funds could have nationwide fallout. Updated 04 Dec, 2022 07:51am

Punjab torn between efforts to save, scuttle assembly

PML-N, PPP to contact ‘disgruntled’ PTI MPAs to preempt dissolution; Imran meets PA speaker instead of scheduled meeting with CM Elahi. Updated 30 Nov, 2022 07:57am

Railing against election czar, Imran seeks CJP’s intervention

Ex-PM claims CEC working for ‘handlers’, urges SC to hear reference against him. Updated 16 Nov, 2022 08:30am

Sobbing Swati alleges receiving ‘obscene’ video

FIA statement says video clip ‘doctored’; ‘shameless act’ condemned across party lines... Published 06 Nov, 2022 07:07am

Analysis: Will Pakistani politics survive Wazirabad?

Analysts say attack appears to have resulted out of “hatred injected into body politic”. Updated 04 Nov, 2022 07:48am

Weather, price uncertainty hinder wheat sowing pace

Although Punjab is mobilising all its resources to ensure on-time wheat sowing, the pace is still slow. Updated 30 Oct, 2022 09:20am

Imran starts ‘long march’ from Lahore on Friday

• Ex-PM says he is open to backchannel contacts • Believes march is the beginning of ‘soft revolution’ • Tells Oxford Union Updated 26 Oct, 2022 01:08pm

Wheat’s political blame game

Punjab is needlessly painting a picture of panic to gain maximum mileage out of a stressful situation. Published 24 Oct, 2022 08:08am

‘Beleaguered’ Punjab Home Minister Mohammad Has­him quits

The retired colonel had been under PTI pressure, with party loyalists criticising him for “being soft on the PML-N”. Updated 12 Oct, 2022 08:01am

Wheat policy — dumb and dumber

Pakistan’s wheat worries refuse to go away and so does its penchant for policy goof-ups. Updated 03 Oct, 2022 09:49am

ANALYSIS: Reconciliation or confrontation — what is Imran’s strategy?

Imran seems to have realised that populist politics may provide temporary respite but cannot help him overthrow coalition govt. Updated 29 Sep, 2022 09:31am

Burning of crop residue, garbage banned in Punjab

Provincial govt imposes Section 144 as part of measures to prevent smog. Updated 22 Sep, 2022 08:10am

Punjab to launch damage survey in flood-hit areas

Rehabilitation phase to begin from Sept 27. Updated 10 Sep, 2022 08:59am

Fearing for the Rabi season

With seeds swept away and agricultural machinery submerged or lost in water, next season’s sowing is a daunting task Published 05 Sep, 2022 03:32am

Outrage against FPA in bills: Govt relief measure seems too little, too late

"This is a rare combination of mismanagement and incompetence – some call it insensitivity," says former Pepco head. Updated 25 Aug, 2022 10:02am

Agri’s 75 years of success and stagnation

Despite early victories, lack of investments in research and planning has led to the disappointing over-reliance on imports. Updated 15 Aug, 2022 10:05am

SITUATIONER: PML-N TO SWITCH GEARS BACK TO ‘ATTACK’ MODE?

This policy ‘trap’ is not the only factor forcing PML-N to review its strategy; it fears it may soon face a physical challenge. Updated 27 Jul, 2022 08:13am

Punjab's wheat worries

The Punjab wheat worries have a bad habit of not only renewing themselves periodically but getting complex as well. Updated 25 Jul, 2022 10:40am

SITUATIONER: ‘Loyalty through detention’ — a return to politics of the ’80s

Both the treasury and opposition have separately lodged their loyalists in three five-star hotels in the provincial capital. Updated 22 Jul, 2022 09:12am