| Business LNG import plans: Consumers may soon face doubled gas prices Zafar Bhutta Gas consumers may face over a 100% rise in natural gas prices if a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import plan proposed by the petroleum ministry is implemented. Pakistan underground water supplies over-exploited: expert Our Correspondents The heavily-populated regions of Asia, the arid Middle East and parts of the Unites States corn belt are dangerously over-exploiting their underground water supplies, according to a study published on Wednesday in the Nature journal. _______________________________________________ Sports Olympics failure: Cut hockey funds and help other sports, says chef de mission Fawad Hussain The Pakistan contingent will be returning home empty-handed from the Olympics for the fifth time in a row and the country's chef de mission, Aqil Shah, suggested a more equitable share of resources for all athletes, while lamenting the attention that hockey got for the mega event. At least we did better than India: Pakistan coach Our Correspondents Pakistan edged out South Korea 3-2 to finish seventh in the hockey event of the London Olympics – an improvement on Beijing 2008 by one place – and coach Khawaja Junaid saw consolation in India's misery who will be fighting for the 11th spot. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Where art thou, Lollywood? Sher Khan If one enters a regular DVD store in Pakistan with the intention of buying some Lollywood flicks, there will be disappointment. Try it out, and you will realise that there is a relatively small collection to choose from. Through his couplets, Afzal Saahir writes about life Nabeel Anwar Dhakku The long wait for Punjabi poetry enthusiasts has finally come to an end. Renowned radio show host and poet Afzal Saahir – also known as Pakistan's Shiv Kumar Batalvi – has published 63 pieces of eloquent poetry in "Naal Sajjan De Rahiye" (Live With Your Loved One). _______________________________________________ | 
