Atif K Butt
Atif K Butt is a young Pakistani journalist and translator based in Lahore.Atif has worked with print and electronic news organizations. He contributes to various newspapers and magazines as a freelancer. Access him through NewsBlaze or visit his blog at atifkbutt.blog.com
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| Blast Kills 2, Injures Several at Lahore Railway Station | |
| A blast has killed at least two and injured over 60 including women and children at Lahore Railway Station, here on Tuesday. | |
| 12:30 Apr 24, 2012 PST | |
| Plane Crashes Near Islamabad With 129 on Board | |
| A passenger plane carrying 129 people on board has crashed due to bad weather near the Chaklala Airbase in Rawalpindi, the twin city of Pakistani capital Islamabad, on Friday. | |
| 16:51 Apr 20, 2012 PST | |
| 23 Dead After Bus Collides with Passenger Van | |
| 23 people have been killed and several others injured in a collision between a bus and a passenger van on National Highway near Thatta in southern Pakistan. | |
| 14:55 Nov 13, 2011 PST | |
| Yasin Anwar Appointed Governor of State Bank of Pakistan | |
| LAHORE: Acting Governor Yasin Anwar has been appointed as the 17th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). He is appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who was approved by President Asif Ali Zardari. | |
| 12:00 Oct 20, 2011 PST | |
| Sec. Clinton Holds Dialogue With Pakistani Leaders to Strengthen Bilateral Ties | |
| During her two-day visit, Secretary Clinton will meet with Pakistani political and military leadership to persuade them to launch a military offensive against the Haqqani Network in the Pakistani tribal areas. | |
| 12:37 Oct 15, 2011 PST | |
| US Diplomats' Vehicle Hits Motorcyclist in Islamabad | |
| A US diplomats' vehicle hit a motorcyclist in the Blue Area of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. Police let the diplomats go as they had valid documents which showed that they enjoy diplomatic immunity. | |
| 07:18 Oct 15, 2011 PST | |
| Iranian President Visits Pakistan | |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to pay a two-day official visit to Pakistan next week during which he will hold talks with the Pakistani leadership on bilateral economic, defence and energy ties. | |
| 05:37 Oct 15, 2011 PST | |
| Pakistan, US Pledge to Continue to Work Together | |
| The US Special Envoy Marc Grossman has met Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and both sides have pledged to continue the dialogue process for better relations between the two countries. | |
| 18:09 Oct 13, 2011 PST | |
| Two Terrorist Plots Foiled in Islamabad, Pakistan | |
| Terrorist plots have been foiled in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, as police have arrested 4 suspects and have seized two cars full of ammunitions in two separate incidents. | |
| 12:43 Oct 13, 2011 PST | |
| Pakistan Grants MFN Status to India | |
| Pakistan has made a principled decision to declare India as Most Favoured Nation. New Delhi granted the MFN status to Islamabad in the mid-90s but Pakistan has been reluctant for many years to meet the Indian demand to grant the status. | |
| 13:56 Oct 12, 2011 PST | |
| Pakistan Cricket Board Appoints New Chairman | |
| Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf has been appointed new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Previously, he was heading the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. He will replace Ijaz Butt. | |
| 11:50 Oct 12, 2011 PST | |
| First Class Pakistani Cricketer 'Nauman Habib' Found Dead in Peshawar | |
| LAHORE: First class Pakistani cricketer Nauman Habib has been killed in Peshawar. He was kidnapped three days ago and police have been investigating the case. According to police, his body was recovered from the Hayatabad area of Peshawar. | |
| 05:14 Oct 12, 2011 PST | |
| Dengue Wreaks Havoc in Pakistan | |
| In Pakistan's biggest province Punjab, over 15,000 people are affected due to the dengue virus and more than 200 have lost their lives. Though international community is helping to overcome the epidemic but it's still out of control. | |
| 06:44 Oct 11, 2011 PST | |
| Terror Plot Foiled in Pakistan | |
| Police have foiled at least two terrorist plots on Saturday in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad and the tribal belt neighbouring city of Peshawar. | |
| 13:31 Oct 9, 2011 PST | |
| Asian Development Bank Provides $1 Billion to Help Rebuild Quake-Hit Pakistan | |
| A 7.6 magnitude of earthquake struck the Pakistan-administered Kashmir on 8 October2005. The ADB estimated a loss of $5.2 billion, and the international community provided $ 5.4 billion aid for the rehabilitation of the quake-hit areas. | |
| 06:21 Oct 9, 2011 PST | |
| Journalist Killed In Lahore, Pakistan | |
| A young journalist found dead in his house in Pakistan's cultural capital Lahore. Faisal Qureshi was Web Editor of The London Post. The corpse had a bullet and multiple stab wounds. MQM is being blamed for the murder. Police are investigating. | |
| 18:18 Oct 7, 2011 PST | |
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