Flower show at Pir Maher Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

Rawalpindi, Flowers have always mesmerized people for centuries for their beauty and color and now the arrangement of thousands of colorful chrysanthemums would cast their spell on people visiting the Pir Maher Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) for four days (November 25-28) under ‘Chrysanthemum and Autumn Flowers Show’ that has commenced here at the university premises.

The show was arranged by the Department of Horticulture of PMAS-AAUR in collaboration with National Horticulture Society of Pakistan to provide a platform for different organizations to show their expertise in the field of horticulture and provide healthy entertainment to the residents of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

The show is also aimed to promote positive aspects of floriculture in our daily life and provide a forum to hobby gardeners for sharing their ideas and exchanging information with professionals. The show will bring growers, researchers and buyers at a single place so that advanced techniques in the field of growing and production may be disseminated among the participants.

Professor Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor, Agriculture University Faisalabad, along with Professor Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khan, Vice Chancellor PMAS-AAUR and Professor Dr. Zakir Hussain, Vice Chancellor, Government College University Faisalabad inaugurated the show.

Professor Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan in his address said that Pakistan had a very fertile land, which is suitable for producing plants and flowers, but little attention has been paid to this sector so far.

In the show more than fifteen institutes like Capital Development Authority, Allama Iqbal Open University, CMH Rawalpindi, Islamabad Club, Air Force Headquarters, Comsats Islamabad, Chaklala Cantonment Board, Institute for Landscape and Floriculture Rawalpindi, SPD Rawalpindi, Bilal Farms and PMAS-AAUR participated.
Special segments of flower arrangement and cut flowers segments were also included in the show and will be held on November 27, 2010. In flower arrangement and cut flower show more than 70 participants participated from different colleges, schools, institutes and also on individual level. Artistic arrangements were seen under the educational institutes section.

Shazia Anwar, a university student, while speaking to ‘The News’ said that it’s a very healthy activity. She was pleased to see the hundreds of shades of colours of chrysanthemum.

The beautiful arrangement of 82 varieties of flowers on display at Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi.