Speakers at the seminar stressed the need for saving food as per theme of the World Environment Day 2013 “Think-Eat-Save”. They  informed that every year 1.3 billion tones of food is wasted and 1 out of 7 people in the world sleeps hungry while more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die every day due to hunger. They urged the participants for making individ .... read more

The Quality Enhancement Cell of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) in collaboration with Pakistan Scientific & Technological Information Center (PASTIC) organized a seminar on Scientific and Technological Information Services Awareness on June 5, 2013, to create awareness of anticipatory information services among the researchers/students and .... read more

University of California, USA and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) have agreed to initiate collective research projects and joint academic programmes in the field of agriculture. It was decided in a meeting of Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad with Dr. Mark A. Bell, Director, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of C .... read more

Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) syndicate Thursday approved University revised budget amounting to Rs. 818.112 million of the fiscal year 2012-2013.   The budget was approved at the 65th  meeting of the university syndicate held under the chairmanship of PMAS- AAUR Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad. The b .... read more

Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) and the Italian government will work togther for promotion of olive farming in Pakistan, with an aim to first produce enough olive oil for domestic consumption and then for export to the other markets . This was decided in a meeting between PMAS-AAUR Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad and Dr. Marco Marchetti, .... read more

International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) was celebrated with Colourful programs at Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) on May 22 for creating awareness among masses especially students on importance of biodiversity and threats to it. This year’s theme of the Day was “Water and Biodiversity”.   PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Vice Chancello .... read more

  One month training course on Kitchen Gardening and Tunnel farming ended at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) on April 16, 2013. The training course was organized by the Department of Horticulture, PMAS-AAUR in collaboration with National Rural Support Program (NRSP), with an aim to build capicity of growers in Pothwar & AJK Region area .... read more

Speakers in a seminar suggested in order to protect our precious wildlife fauna from Scabies, it is very important to predict the spread of disease both in domestic and wild animals for identification of populations at risk. They were of the view that there should be management programs initiated to cope with the challenges posed by Sarcoptic mite because due to its communicable trait .... read more

Theme Duration Guest to be seated 09:45-10:00 Recitation from Holy Quran 10:00-10:05 Seminar Introduction by Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi,  Dean Sciences 10:05-10:10 Welcome Address by Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahm .... read more

Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) 14th convocation held on March 28, 2013 at University campus. In the Convocation, 1580 students were awarded degrees, while 39 were decorated with medals. 28 graduates got gold medals, 7 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, while 14 students got PhD degrees. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Executive Director, Higher Education Commissi .... read more