CNews KARACHI: The century old heritage building of Radio Pakistan located on the main artery of the metropolis, M. A. Jinnah Road badly damaged in a blaze on Sunday. The transmissions were suspended for several hours due to the blaze.The fire broke out at Radio Pakistan Karachi Station this morning around 10:45 hours. A fire official said it is believed that a short circuit caused the fire. Being Sunday a number of children along with others were present for recording of a weekly children's programme. They were safely evacuated, officials said.Two dozen fire fighting vehicles of the city government and a snorkel and fire fighers from KPT, DHA and Clifton Cantonment struggled for three hours to bring the blaze under control.City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil, DCO Karachi Javed Hanif, prominent social worker Maulana Abdul Sattar Edhi were also present at the place. The volunteers of Khidmat Khalq Foundation, Hilal-e-Ahmar, Chheepa Welfare and other organization were also reached the place. Station Director of Radio Pakistan Iqbal Faridi has said that the fire has destroyed the control room, switch room and about 14 studios. The century old precious record, which was at the first floor, of the building was undamaged.
CNews Karachi. July 05: A Pakistani Scientist in Britain has invented a new chemical for processing plastic (polythene) bags which has the quality of dissolution after its use in 105 days.A manufacturing unit for these plastic bags was being set up in Turkey while interest has been shown in the setting up of a big unit and manufacturing firm’s head quarter in Karachi which will be used to supply such dissolvable polythene bags to Asian countries. The Director of UK based firm Bio Plast Biodegradable Plastics GL Punn while leading a 15 member delegation called on EDO Municipal Services City Government Masood Alam. The Executive Director of Bio Plast Pakistan Muhammad Hanif Awan and M. Sultan Mehmood Awan was also present on this occasion. The Director of Bio Plast informed the EDO Municipal Services about the characteristics of new chemical. He said that the firm was going to set up its first plant in Turkey which will be operative in next two months. The delegation also praised the vi