A seminar on "Combating Desertification in Pakistan" under the theme "Land has true value, Invest in it" held at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), on July 18, 2018, to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification for awareness raising and sharing the vision to combat desertification in the country.   The seminar was organized by the .... read more

University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT) of Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) organized its 11th annual Open House on July 11, 2018.   The event was aimed to strengthen the linkage between industry & academia also to enrich the graduates' personal lives along with empowering their professional careers in order to build co .... read more

A certificate distribution ceremony of Prime Minister Youth Skill Development Program held at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi on July 16, 2018.   More than 25 participants have successfully completed 6 months short course titled 'Livestock Manager' from expert staff of Department of Livestock Production & Management (FV&AS) through National Vo .... read more

Three-day international conference on Training and Capacity Building in Sustainable Agricultural Water Management commenced at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) on June 27, 2018.   The objective of the conference was to address ways and means to increase food productivity and security in context of local, regional and economic develop .... read more

The Quality Enhancement Cell, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi conducted an Institutional Performance Evaluation, as part of the self-review external quality assurance mechanism of Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. The self review was conducted at main university campus from 25-27 June, 2018. The review panel was consisted of one external evaluator and three intern .... read more

The Quality Enhancement Cell at PMAS - Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi organized a seminar on "Significance of Institutional Performance Evaluation in Quality assurance in HEI" on June 12, 2018.   Dr. Saeed-ul-Hassan Chishti, Director, Quality Enhancement Cell, International Islamic University, Islamabad was the Resource Person of the seminar. The main objectiv .... read more

Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) has been ranked 301 among 350 of the best research-led universities from 42 emerging economy nations; standing among the 10 universities of Pakistan who made it to this coveted list.   The Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018 includes institutions from 50 countries classif .... read more

A seminar to observe World Bee Day was held at the Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) on May 21, 2018.   The seminar was organized by the PMAS-AAUR's Department of Entomology with an aim to create awareness about importance of bees in pollination and as a source of honey and other products like wax royal jelly etc. Participants were tol .... read more

A workshop on Concept of Halal and Tayyab held at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) on May 15, 2018.   The speakers addressing the participants said Pakistan has a great potential for Halal food trade and it will also strengthen the economy of Pakistan. They emphasized on the concerted efforts, laws and strategies for the development .... read more

Speakers emphasized on the importance of commercial dairy farming and said that livestock sector plays a key role in national economy with fair share of 11.1% in national GDP while Pakistan is ranked 5th in highest milk producing countries in the world.   They stated these views at the inaugural session of two-day (May 3-4, 2018) 1st National Training workshop on Com .... read more