THIMPHU: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that talking and engaging was the "most sensible way forward". Qureshi, who saw South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) exhibition alongside Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, suggested that his country wanted to have "beautiful" relations with India. "The climate here is beautiful. Don't you want relations between India and Pakistan to be beautiful as well," Qureshi told reporters when asked whether cool climes of Thimphu would have an impact on Indo-Pak ties. About possibility of talks between Prime Ministers of two countries, he said, "We can talk about talks. One always lives on hope". He added that, "talking and engaging is the most sensible way forward." Qureshi and Krishna were together at the exhibition for few moments after inaugural session of SAARC Council of Ministers' meeting. The eight-nation SAARC Summit will be held in Thimphu on April 28-29. Krishna, who was asked separately about possibility of meeting between two Prime Ministers on sidelines of SAARC Summit, was guarded, saying it would be decided after Singh arrives here tomorrow. "Let the prime minister arrive here. We will see how scheduling of the bilateral meetings will be arranged. We have to await the arrival," he said.
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