The well known transnational corporation, Kodak celebrated diamond jubilee of its presence in the areas, now forming Pakistan, as it became 75 years old in this part of the world on Friday.
The celebrations marked a dinner and a cultural show with Nighat Chaudhry and Teena Sani as stars of the night and was presided over by outgoing American Ambassador Nancy Powell.
In a slide-show in the Serena, Kodak presented what its commentators called 'A lifelong journey of sharing moments' that was not only story of the company but also parts of the early Pakistan history.
The show opened with the Drigh Road Airport with a Viscount taxing and then coming to a halt near a crowd to receive Quaid-e-Azam arrive in Karachi as Governor-General-designate of the Pakistan.
Then it moves to showing glimpses of migration ending with his historical address to the Assembly.
The show then spoke of Kodak's emergence in Asia, starting in 1929 with an office on the Mall Lahore in an edifice at the late Charing Cross.
Kodak opened operations to feed the individual photographers now manufactures films and equipment for health institutions and the cinema industry.
The dinner and cultural show also hosted the delegates to the 2nd International Human Resources Development Congress of 2004. Kodak being one of the private sector sponsors of the Congress including PSO, Mobilink and TCS.
In her brief address Nancy Powell emphasised the role of NGOs for alleviation of poverty.
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