Moot ends: Chitral termed ‘Paradise of Botanists’

International conference of Botany hosted in Chitral

CHITRAL: Chitral has popped up on the radar of the world of botany after an international conference decided to record fauna of this once obscure region.

International botanists visiting Chitral said they were excited to get a chance to make new discoveries and launch fresh research in plant kingdom. They expressed these views at a unique ceremony was held in the University of Chitral to give awards to scholars who presented their paper on digitisation and documentation of plants and natural resources of Chiral in a three days International Conference of Botany 2018.

The conference successfully concluded at Chitral University, ensuring botanists’ access to the plant biodiversity of the area which formerly remained obscure from the world. The conference was attended by botanists of national and international level who read their research papers on the subject and imparted training to the teachers of Botany department.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 3^rd, 2018.