Irrigation canals are generally made through porous soil formations, since the is loose media – a huge amount of canal water lost to conveyance losses. The situation becomes direr when these losses result in non-beneficial Sindh province Pakistan has more than 70% saline groundwater, such areas not only become unusable but also creates management problems. Perhaps cost-effective way address lin...

ILD PAK registry is an ongoing web based registry, the governance of which is under the auspices of the Pakistan Chest Society (PCS). In the PCS Biennial Conference 2014 ILD session, the registry web interface was introduced and an open invitation was given to all institutions and pulmonologists across the country, interested in research of ILD to join the registry for the collection of a natio...

A new stunt nematode, from soil around the roots of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L.) from Karachi, Pakistan, is described and illustrated as Tylenchorhynchus qasimii n. sp. This new species is characterized by having females with 3-4 head annules, anteriorly directed stylet knobs, absence of post anal extension, presence of rounded sperm filled spermatheca and conoid to bl...


 The study on collection of genus Aulacophora Chevrolat, 1836 was carried out from various parts Sindh Province Pakistan, that revealed occurrence three species genus, including; foveicollis P. H. Lucas, 1849, impressa (Fabricius, 1801) and intermedia Jacoby, 1892. Each is provided with habitus images, genitalia distributional map.

The genus Sathrophyllia Stål, 1874 from Pakistan is reviewed with four species recorded. The diagnostic characters are given and two new species Sathrophylliasaeedi sp. n. and Sathrophylliairshadi sp. n. are described. In addition to that Sathrophyllianr.rugosa (Linnaeus, 1758) and Sathrophylliafemorata (Fabricius, 1787) are re-described. Further information on the distribution and ecology of t...

Continued efforts to produce appropriate mental health legislation in Pakistan led to the Mental Health Ordinance of 2001. However, with the 18th amendment to the constitution and devolution of health responsibilities to the provincial governments, it became the task of the provinces to pass appropriate mental health legislation through their respective assemblies. Currently the mental health l...