AWAZ APNI KARACHI : At least 22 people were killed and 50 others injured in a bomb explosion at Ashura procession on M A Jinnah road, here on Monday, AWAZ APNI News reported.According to the report, explosion took place near Jama Cloth.Interior Minister Rehman Malik, MQM Chief, Altaf Hussain, City Nazim Mustafa kamal and CCPO Karachi strongly condemned the incident and asked the people to maintain peace.Victims have been taken to Jinnah, Civil and other hospitals where emergency has been imposed.Police and rangers have cordoned off the area.Ambulances and Rescue teams reached the site soon after the incident.
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