Ahmad Fraz Khan

Punjab’s change of heart on Mangla

LAHORE, Sept 29: As President Pervez Musharraf breaks ground on Monday (today) for raising Mangla dam, one wonders... Published 30 Sep, 2002 12:00am

Consumers bear brunt of Wapda’s overpayments to NWFP

LAHORE, Sept 23: As the Wapda-NWFP government standoff over calculation of net hydel profit continues, hapless... Published 24 Sep, 2002 12:00am

Water shortage looms

LAHORE, Sept 22: Pakistan would face 36 per cent water shortage during the coming Rabi season — from Oct 1 to March... Published 23 Sep, 2002 12:00am

The pros and cons of corporate farming

LAHORE, Sept 18: The half-cooked idea of corporate farming has received special attention of the present regime, but... Published 19 Sep, 2002 12:00am

Water level in dams going down

LAHORE, Sept 9: Water started depleting in major dams on Sunday in the wake of a decreasing combined rivers’ flow ... Published 10 Sep, 2002 12:00am

Depletion of Mangla, Tarbela foreseen

LAHORE, Sept 8: Tarbela and Mangla Dams may start depleting shortly in the wake of the Punjab’s demand for an... Published 09 Sep, 2002 12:00am

Wapda squanders Rs323m on transformers

LAHORE, Sept 5: Despite a severe financial crunch, Wapda has squandered at least Rs323 million on a single purchase... Published 06 Sep, 2002 12:00am

Wapda, PMD evolve new plan to cope with floods

LAHORE, Sept 4: With the arrival of September, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and Wapda have made a ... Published 05 Sep, 2002 12:00am

Standoff at Okara farms continues

LAHORE, Aug 25: The situation at the Okara military farms remained tense on Sunday as stand-off between the farmers... Published 26 Aug, 2002 12:00am

Tenants vow to pursue ownership campaign

LAHORE, Aug 21: The tenants of military farms land are determined to pursue their campaign to the end — “ownership ... Published 22 Aug, 2002 12:00am

Wapda deal costs consumers dearly: Purchase of meters

LAHORE, Aug 18: Wapda has overpaid at least Rs 1.863 billion to a cartel of three local meter manufacturers during... Published 19 Aug, 2002 12:00am

Mangla Dam filled after three years

LAHORE, Aug 15: Water at the Mangla Dam on Thursday touched 1,203 feet level, one foot above its prescribed capacity... Published 16 Aug, 2002 12:00am

Irsa move to affect cotton crop: Punjab: Decision to fill dams slammed

LAHORE, Aug 8: The Punjab government on Wednesday resented the Indus River System Authority’s decision of reducing... Published 09 Aug, 2002 12:00am

Rivers’ flow falls to 30-year low

LAHORE, Aug 3: The combined rivers flow dipped to a record 30-year low during the last week of July, forcing the... Published 04 Aug, 2002 12:00am

IEEEP against power tariff hike

LAHORE, July 23: The government must not provide the Water and Power Development Authority the easy way of tariff... Published 24 Jul, 2002 12:00am

Line losses remain high, receivables higher: Wapda report 2001-02

LAHORE, July 18: Line losses of the Water and Power Development Authority remained as high as 25.8 per cent during... Published 19 Jul, 2002 12:00am

Sindh draws more water than its share: Punjab

LAHORE, July 10: Punjab on Wednesday accused Sindh of drawing more water than its share from the national pool and... Published 11 Jul, 2002 12:00am

Wapda suffers Rs30bn loss due to delay in transmission line

LAHORE, July 6: Wapda’s failure to construct the Muzaffargarh-Gatti transmission line during the last four years has... Published 07 Jul, 2002 12:00am

Storage to exceed Mangla design level

LAHORE, July 1: The Water and Power Development Authority plans to take the water level in Mangla lake beyond the... Published 02 Jul, 2002 12:00am

LAHORE: Wapda’s line losses still quite high

LAHORE, June 29: Line losses of the Water and Power Development Authority remained stubbornly high at 26 per cent... Published 30 Jun, 2002 12:00am