Mursil Mehmood Butt
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Articles By Mursil Mehmood Butt
Food insecurity in Pakistan rises to 58%, National Nutritional Survey According to a survey conducted by National Nutritional Survey (NNS) in 2011, almost 58% of Pakistanis are food insecure. NNS expressed that the situation of food security has worsened by 8% in the past eight years, as it was recorded 50%, back in 2003. A […]
Haqqani asserts to be guiltless but refuses cooperation The former ambassador of Pakistan to US, Hussain Haqqani asserts to be innocent but is not cooperating with the judiciary on Memogate scandal. After being repeatedly told by the three-member commission that delay in cooperation would cause an unfavourable implication, Haqqani has turned down judiciary’s request to […]
Jan 10 2012 | Posted in
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Nawaz Sharif urges authorities to expose Benazir Bhutto’s murderers PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif urged authorities to reopen Benazir Bhutto’s murder case and expose her murderers. Nawaz Sharif, who is an activist in the Memogate scandal, addressed media outside Islamabad High Court and stressed that authorities should bring Benazir’s murderers to justice. He also criticised […]
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
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Debate over formation of new provinces is unconstitutional, says Senator Raza Rabbani Senator Raza Rabbani has strictly opposed the idea of formation of new provinces to be debated in the National Assembly and declared it as unconstitutional. Rabbani, the draughtsman of 18th amendment came forward on the issue of development of new provinces, saying that […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
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President Zardari arrives mysteriously in the early hours of Monday The mystery surrounding President Asif Ali Zardari’s arrival has come to an end after he reached Karachi in the early hours of Monday. His arrival was kept a secret as his protocol for landing was in place at both Islamabad and Karachi, however his place […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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PTI will never support dictatorship, says Imran Khan Chairman Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan proclaimed once again that PTI is a democratic party and will never take side of the dictatorship. He told in a press conference in Islamabad on Friday that if another Marshal Law is imposed, then PTI will take side […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Hina Rabbani Khar brings 9 confidential agreements to light in Parliamentary committee briefing Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar briefed parliamentary committee about the 9 confidential agreements with United States, NATO, ISAF. The revision of foreign policy of Pakistan towards the US was announced after the NATO air strikes in Pakistan that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. […]
Dec 16 2011 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari discharged from the hospital President Asif Ali Zardari returned to his home in Dubai after he was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday. He was receiving heart treatment for almost nine days but now he has return been shifted to his place in Dubai. However, the reasons of his sudden discharge […]
Dec 15 2011 | Posted in
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Burhanuddin Rabbani was assassinated by Afghan refugees, says Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Affairs Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has blamed Afghan refugees for the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. She claimed so during the Envoys’ conference at the Foreign office in Islamabad on Tuesday. During a question answer session at the conference, she said, […]
Restriction on Nato Supplies could last weeks, says PM Gilani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told BBC during an interview on Sunday that the restriction imposed on NATO supplies to Afghanistan through Pakistan will remain in place until new ‘rules of engagement’ are agreed with Washington. The blockade of NATO supplies was ordered as a […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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President Zardari will come back in two weeks: says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told BBC official in an interview on Sunday that President Asif Ali Zardari will come back home in two weeks. He also said that the political experts have now just two more weeks to theorise the […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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Death toll exceeds 30: Kolkata hospital fire More than 30 people are feared dead due to the immense fire caused in a hospital in Kolkata, one of the major cities of India. Most of the expired victims are believed to be patients, who died because of smoke intake. The Deputy Police Commissioner, B. Dasgupta briefed […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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