Awareness walk held to mark International Day of Biodiversity.

BAHAWALPUR -- Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies (CIDS) here on Tuesday organized an awareness session and walk on the International Day of Biodiversity.

Director CIDS Dr. Muhammad Abdullah briefed that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) was playing a great role in the conservation of fauna and flora of the Cholistan desert at IUB Biodiversity Park. The IUB Biodiversity Park at Fort Derawer has become a success story due to the great efforts of worthy Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob.

Later Prof. Dr. Tanveer Hussain Turabi, Dean Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Prof. Dr. Shazia Anjum, Dean Faculty of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf, Director of the Institute of Chemistry, Dr. Abdul Ghaffar, Chairman of Zoology, Dr. Nargis Naz, Chairperson Botany and Dr. M. Rafay share their views about the importance of Biodiversity.

On this occasion, conservationist Major (retd) Tahir Majeed (HFIP)...