Ahmad Fraz Khan

Rights that make it all wrong

LAHORE, Dec 9: Rights activists say that the Punjab government and its law enforcing agencies, like their federal ... Published 10 Dec, 2006 12:00am

Lucrative cane crop eating into cotton areas

LAHORE, Nov 11: The Punjab government has decided not to allow new sugar mills in the core cotton areas nor permit... Published 12 Nov, 2006 12:00am

PCSIR to determine sugar price

LAHORE, Nov 3: The Punjab government has asked the PCSIR to help it fix sugar price by calculating its cost to... Published 04 Nov, 2006 12:00am

Power restored to all areas: Wapda

LAHORE, Sept 25: Wapda said on Monday that it had restored power supply to all parts of the country, including... Published 26 Sep, 2006 12:00am

Major cotton shortfall feared

LAHORE, Sept 11: Virus and pest attack and recent floods may cost the country over two million bales, apprehend... Published 12 Sep, 2006 12:00am

Looted wealth to be recovered, says MQM

LAHORE, Aug 13: MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday warned ‘chaudrys’ and feudals to be prepared for the D-Day as the... Published 14 Aug, 2006 12:00am

Nawaz, Fazl join hands to remove Musharraf

LAHORE, Aug 10: Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and opposition leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday... Published 11 Aug, 2006 12:00am

Wapda officials in housing ‘scam’

LAHORE, July 6: The Wapda authorities have so far not taken any action against its senior officials allegedly... Published 07 Jul, 2006 12:00am

Sugar mills offer to release stocks at import price: No loans for sugar hoarders: Aziz

LAHORE, June 15: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has offered to sell its stocks to the government at the... Published 16 Jun, 2006 12:00am

Decision to export 1m tons of wheat: Robust carryover stock seen

LAHORE, May 28: The federal government has decided in principle to export wheat this year and will determine how ... Published 29 May, 2006 12:00am

Farmers see size of wheat crop dwindling in Punjab

LAHORE, May 7: The wheat crop size may turn out to be smaller than the earlier calculations by Punjab officials, say... Published 08 May, 2006 12:00am

Big firms suspend import of pesticides

LAHORE, April 28: Seven top importers of pesticides, holding over 70 per cent of the market share, have decided to... Published 29 Apr, 2006 12:00am

Meeting to re-assess wheat target today

LAHORE, April 27: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will preside over a crucial meeting on Friday (today) to re-assess ... Published 28 Apr, 2006 12:00am

Punjab, centre disagree on wheat procurement

LAHORE, April 19: The federal government on Wednesday increased the wheat procurement target for Punjab to three... Published 20 Apr, 2006 12:00am

Citrus exports set new record

LAHORE, April 14: Pakistan has set a new record of kinno export this season by sending out over 150,000 tons so far,... Published 15 Apr, 2006 12:00am

Baglihar dam’s final hearing next month

LAHORE, April 13: The World Bank-appointed neutral expert on the Baglihar hydropower project, Raymond Lafitte, has... Published 14 Apr, 2006 12:00am

Govt mulling duty on wheat import

LAHORE, March 30: The federal government is actively considering imposing duty on import of wheat in order to bring... Published 31 Mar, 2006 12:00am

Contingency plan to buy extra wheat

LAHORE, March 30: The Punjab Food Department has prepared a contingency plan for purchasing three million tons of... Published 31 Mar, 2006 12:00am

Farmers anticipate tough wheat season

LAHORE, March 23: Wheat price may face intense pressure this year, as the Punjab Food Department cuts its target to ... Published 24 Mar, 2006 12:00am

Special fund planned to help poultry houses

LAHORE, Feb 21: The federal government plans to create a fund for those poultry houses where cases of bird flu may ... Published 22 Feb, 2006 12:00am