Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has survived a constitution crisis and terrorist attacks, but it is the challenge of supplying flour to Pakistan that could be his undoing.

As the election approaches, the main grievance of voters is the severe shortfall and skyrocketing price for wheat flour used to make bread or roti, a staple of the Pakistani people’s diet.

The price of a 20-kilogram bag of flour has double in the past few months.

As Mudassar Shah reports from Rawalpindi this is causing suffering across the country.

The Chinese economy has expanded by 11.4% over the past year, reaching its fastest growth rate in 13 years.

Increased exports and a boom in the construction industry helped the rapid expansion during 2007.

But officials warned that overheating remains a danger.

Inflation is also a serious concern.

Visit any Chinese market and customers will tell you that prices are on the rise.

Over the last two years, China’s food prices have sky-rocketed with some goods now more than double their original price.

Elise Potaka has more.