Ahmad Fraz Khan

Wheat procurement delayed

LAHORE, April 9: The Punjab Food Department on Monday delayed the procurement drive of wheat for a ‘few days’ ... Published 10 Apr, 2007 12:00am

Demand-supply gap widens to 1,300MW

LAHORE, April 6: The power situation deteriorated on Friday as demand increased to 12,390 megawatts and the... Published 07 Apr, 2007 12:00am

Wapda starts countrywide loadshedding

LAHORE, March 28: The Water and Power Development Authority on Wednesday started loadshedding throughout the ... Published 29 Mar, 2007 12:00am

Sufficient water for Kharif season

LAHORE, March 21: For the first time since 1994, Pakistan is likely to enter the coming Kharif season with ... Published 22 Mar, 2007 12:00am

Wapda gearing up for campaign to conserve power: 2,000-MW electricity shortage likely

LAHORE, March 16: The Water and Power Development Authority is starting to lobby for a national conservation ... Published 17 Mar, 2007 12:00am

Wheat purchase till last grain: Farmers more than happy

LAHORE, Feb 27: Abolishing the earlier announced wheat procurement target of 2.5 million ton, the Punjab government... Published 28 Feb, 2007 12:00am

Punjab to buy 2.5m ton wheat

LAHORE, Feb 22: The Punjab government has set the wheat procurement target at 2.5 million tons for the forthcoming... Published 23 Feb, 2007 12:00am

Slide in world prices hits wheat export plan

LAHORE, Feb 2: The government plan to export 500,000 tons of wheat has hit snags as its price in the international... Published 03 Feb, 2007 12:00am

Wapda move to cost Rs9.6bn

LAHORE, Jan 28: Wapda's decision to grant the Neelum-Jehlum Hydroelectric Project to a single contractor instead of... Published 29 Jan, 2007 12:00am

Punjab launches canal telemetry

LAHORE, Jan 15: Punjab on Monday launched a telemetry project, first of its kind in the country, with an aim to... Published 16 Jan, 2007 12:00am

Wapda to end loadshedding

LAHORE, Jan 10: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Wednesday started supplying 72 million cubic feet... Published 11 Jan, 2007 12:00am

SNGPL cuts industrial supplies to meet demand

LAHORE, Jan 9: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) faces a deficit of 700 million cubic feet per day... Published 10 Jan, 2007 12:00am

Sugar price set to rise further

LAHORE, Jan 8: The price of sugar is set to increase further as millers have threatened to stop crushing at the... Published 09 Jan, 2007 12:00am

Home-grown BT cotton seed to be introduced

LAHORE, Dec 29: The government has decided to introduce its home-grown Bacillus Theoreogenesis (BT) cotton to... Published 30 Dec, 2006 12:00am

Nation told to brace itself for power cuts

LAHORE, Dec 29: The nation braced itself on Friday for an unseasonable loadshedding as the power authorities played... Published 30 Dec, 2006 12:00am

US ready to import Pakistani mangoes

LAHORE, Dec 27: The United States of America has agreed to import mangoes from Pakistan, provided exporters can meet... Published 28 Dec, 2006 12:00am

‘Opposition needs more than letters’

LAHORE, Dec 27: A multi-party conference called by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to be held in the... Published 28 Dec, 2006 12:00am

Rural sector at ‘feeding’; urban at ‘milking’ end

LAHORE: The government partly deregulated the agriculture and trade sector but did not create institutions necessary... Published 24 Dec, 2006 12:00am

Wheat sowing target yet to be achieved

LAHORE, Dec 17: Punjab is yet to achieve its wheat sowing target for the current season, with farmers and officials... Published 18 Dec, 2006 12:00am

Ad hocism reigns supreme in Wapda

LAHORE, Dec 12: Ad hocism seems to be ruling the Water and Power Development Authority with almost half of its top... Published 13 Dec, 2006 12:00am