CNews ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has directed the Pakistan Railways to restore its services completely within the shortest possible time. The Prime Minister was chairing a meeting at the Prime Minister Secretariat in Islamabad. The meeting reviewed the losses caused to the railways due to the violence in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination.Regretting the damage caused to the railways, Soomro directed the concerned authorities to finish the repair work in the shortest possible time. He urged the people to exercise restraint while expressing their sentiments.Chairman Railways told the premier that 32 out of 263 passenger trains and six out of 45 freight trains are not functional, adding that Pak Railways repaired at least 19 engines.The Caretaker Minister for Railways said that during the recent tumult, the Railways suffered at least Rs6.5 billion and twenty railway stations had to be shut down.
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