The Tombs of Burfat Tribe at Taung, Thana Bula Khan, Sindh (Pakistan)

The Tribe Scymnini (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) From Sindh Province, Pakistan

Coccinellids are important natural enemies of aphids, scale insects, mealybugs, whiteflies, jassids and mites. They are being augmented or conserved for population reduction of different agricultural crop pests in the concept of Integrated Pest Management throughout the world. The genera and species in the tribe Scymnini known from Pakistan are revised and redescribed. Two genera including two ...

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Alleles in a Strict Endogamous Sub-tribe of Lower Sindh (Pakistan): Setharani (Tribe: Noohani)

The population genetic studies on a small sub-tribe of 50 strictly endogamous individuals, i.e., Setharani (tribe Noohani) settled in southern Sindh (Pakistan) suggest a typical allelic frequencies of Rh (D=1.0, d = 0.0) and ABO (A = 0.58, B = 0.05, O = 0.40). This frequency is different from main Noohani tribe, settled in the northern Sindh and other populations of Sindh. The blood groups appe...

A Unique Albino Village of Bhatti Tribe in Rural Sindh, Pakistan, with Oculocutaneous albinism Manifestations: An Epidemiological Study

Background: Oculocutaneous albinism is a disease with an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern in most cases. People with Oculocutaneous albinism face many health, psychological and financial issues. In this study, we report a unique village of Bhatti tribe in Jacobabad District, Pakistan, in which 40 children and adults with albinism live. The aim of this study was to observe the patte...

Nutrition education in the undergraduate medical curriculum at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

A REVISION OF THE TRIBE AELIINI (HEMIPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE: PENTATOMINAE) FROM THE INDO-PAKISTAN REGION

Five genera and ten species of the tribe Aeliini Still from the Indo-Pakistan region are keyed, compared to their closest allies and their geographical distribution given. A description of all the above genera and species of Adria St?l and Bonacialus Distant has been given. These species, including two new species of Adria, are described with special reference to their metathoracic scent ...