Ahmad Fraz Khan

Articles by Ahmad Fraz Khan

β€˜Patience has run out’: JI warns of shutdown, Islamabad march if petroleum levy not abolished

Technology August 25, 2026

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday once again warned of a nationwide shutdown, road blockades and a march on Islamabad if the government failed to withdraw the petro...

JI announces Aug 16 sit-ins in provincial capitals to protest petroleum levy

News August 8, 2026

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) has decided to intensify its campaign against the petroleum levy and inflation, announcing simultaneous sit-ins in all four provincial capitals on August 16 to pr...

An architect of JI’s organisational strength

Business July 24, 2026

Ameerul Azeem LAHORE: Ameerul Azeem, the secretary general of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan and one of the party’s most influential leaders, was laid to rest here on Thurs...

Farmers feel left out as budget sidelines agriculture

Business June 15, 2026

In the aftermath of the budget, farmers say they are feeling β€œangry, frustrated and helpless.” Of these emotions, they describe helplessness as the most devastating, as it leaves them with little ...

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-26: 2025 floods hit agriculture hardest with Rs430bn losses

News June 12, 2026

LAHORE: The devastating floods of 2025 caused losses amounting to Rs822bn, claimed 1,039 lives, and displaced more than four million people, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26 released on Thursd...

Indigenous energy sources overtake thermal power

Health June 12, 2026

β€’ Renewables, hydel and nuclear together now account for more than half of installed generation capacityβ€’ PPIB has facilitated 102 IPPs, attracting over $35bn in foreign investment LAHORE: Pakista...

BUDGET 2026-27: Farmers look to budget with growing fears, fading hopes

Business June 2, 2026

PAKISTAN’S farmers are awaiting the next budget with growing fears and fading hopes. Their concerns this year are fundamental, as the government β€” amid pressure for reform β€” continues experiment...

War in Gaza weakened Arab states, emboldened Israel, says Vali Nasr

News January 24, 2026

LAHORE: Iranian-American academic and political scientist Vali Nasr suggested on Friday that the war on Palestine had politically weakened Arab states and emboldened Israeli leaders, to the point that...

Jamaat-i-Islami eyes return to its populist heyday

News December 26, 2025

β€’ Under Hafiz Naeem’s leadership, party seems to be cultivating personality-driven appeal, last seen under Qazi Hussain Ahmadβ€’ Observers question whether such pragmatic adaptation can really cha...