Ahmad Fraz Khan

Potato price at all-time high

LAHORE, Feb 19: Potato price has hit all-time high in February, the harvesting season of the crop, as it was sold at... Published 20 Feb, 2006 12:00am

Country may face loadshedding by year’s end

LAHORE, Jan 29: The country will enter power deficit regime by the end of the current year and face a shortage of... Published 30 Jan, 2006 12:00am

Flour price set to rise further

LAHORE, Nov 28: The flour price is set to rise further in the province as the Punjab government has decided to... Published 29 Nov, 2005 12:00am

Wheat, floor prices may increase

LAHORE, Oct 19: The flour price is set to jump at least Rs15 per 20kg as government gets ready to release its stocks... Published 20 Oct, 2005 12:00am

Food reserves’ damage may force wheat import

LAHORE, Oct 18: The destruction of local food reserves in the quake-hit areas may force the federal government to... Published 19 Oct, 2005 12:00am

Tarbela, Mangla dams safe, say officials

LAHORE, Oct 10: Earthquake has not affected either the Mangla or Tarbela dam, according to Muhammad Mushtaq ... Published 11 Oct, 2005 12:00am

20pc water shortage likely

LAHORE, Sept 25: The country is likely to face up to 20 per cent water shortage in the Rabi season starting from Oct... Published 26 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Punjab urges Centre to import 1m ton wheat

LAHORE, Aug 3: The Punjab government is exerting pressure on the federal government to import around 1 million tons... Published 04 Aug, 2005 12:00am

Kishanganga talks delayed

LAHORE, July 31: The final round of talks between Pakistan and India on the Kishanganga dam has been delayed again,... Published 01 Aug, 2005 12:00am

Response to Indian plea likely today: Extension in Kishanganga project talks

LAHORE, July 17: Pakistan may respond on Monday to the Indian request for an extension in deadline set for July 15... Published 18 Jul, 2005 12:00am

15-day ban on seven more Punjab legislators

LAHORE, June 17: Punjab Assembly Speaker Afzal Sahi on Friday barred another seven MPAs from ‘sitting’ in the house... Published 18 Jun, 2005 12:00am

Punjab told to ensure free flow of wheat

LAHORE, June 14: The federal government on Tuesday intervened to stop ‘aggressive buying’ of wheat by the Punjab ... Published 15 Jun, 2005 12:00am

Pakistan may import 1.5m ton of wheat

LAHORE, June 2: Pakistan is likely to import around 1.5 million ton of wheat to meet shortfall in the official... Published 03 Jun, 2005 12:00am

Wapda gets Rs27bn subsidy

LAHORE, May 29: Wapda has received an ‘unprecedented’ subsidy of Rs27 billion to meet its deficit for the current... Published 30 May, 2005 12:00am

Army gets work on Mangla restarted

LAHORE, May 22: Intervention by the ‘army authorities’ has helped restart work on the raising of Mangla Dam, which... Published 23 May, 2005 12:00am

Kishanganga talks inconclusive

LAHORE, May 10: The third round of Kishanganga project talks collapsed on Tuesday with the Indian side refusing to... Published 11 May, 2005 12:00am

Kishanganga: Islamabad threatens to move WB

LAHORE, May 9: Pakistan on Monday threatened to invoke “treaty mechanism” and take the Kishanganga Hydropower ... Published 10 May, 2005 12:00am

Deadline set to resolve dispute: Kishanganga project

LAHORE, May 8: Pakistan on Friday accepted an Indian proposal to set July 15 as deadline for resolving the... Published 09 May, 2005 12:00am

Wapda seeks Rs26bn subsidy for 2004-05: Financial situation worsens

LAHORE, May 3: Facing serious financial problems, the Water and Power Development Authority has requested the ... Published 04 May, 2005 12:00am

Sonia pays the price for seeking justice

LAHORE, April 28: Narrating her ordeal, 20-year-old Sonia Naz says she was thrown in jail for seeking justice for ... Published 29 Apr, 2005 12:00am