The sunflower belongs to the genus Helianthus, Asteraceae family. The genus is large and polymorphic. During 18th and 19th centuries, a number of authors had described more than 200 species from this genus. Sunflower is one of the most important oil crop of the world. Its seed oil can be used for human consumption and also [...]

First there has been the threat to the ordinary citizen of an effective occupation of Pakistan by the US, especially for those living in what is becoming a threateningly close proximity to the droves of Americans arriving in form or another. Before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was given orders to the contrary, press reports [...]

Far from a country, it is very hard to direct feel the difficulties which are facing by the Pakistani nation particularly the Pakhtuns. But it is also a fact that being the citizen of Pakistan, my heart is burning here in abroad. At least by the media, the hazards of war are open to the [...]

It is the moral duty of the educational institution to provide proper transport facility to their students; however this issue is constantly neglected by most of the institutions, similar situation is being faced by the students belonging to the University of Karachi. Being a student of KU I had an opportunity to travel by KU [...]

Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death that may occur in multicellular organisms. It was first discovered by scientists over 100 years ago. A German scientist Carl Vogt was first to describe the principle of apoptosis in 1842. In Greek, apoptosis translates to “dropping off” of petals or leaves from plants or trees. Cormack, [...]

Plagiarism Universities: Pakistani Universities The title of this article ironically befits to a mathematics equation. We live in the age of ideas and new ideas open new vistas of opportunity for a nation. Universities are centers where we train people to find out new ideas and realities–more precisely in research. West is not rich because [...]

As is with any festival, Christmas too has many traditions and customs which are being carried forward by families the world over. These traditions and customs may be as varied as the diversity in cultures. Some, though are common to everyone celebrating Christmas in any part of the world. Christmas Gifting and Exchanging Christmas Cards [...]

Unemployment is a central problem because when unemployment is high, resources are wasted and people’s incomes are depressed; during such periods, economic distress also spills over to affect people’s emotions and family lives. Now we see that in Pakistan what is the situation of unemployment and what are its economic and social impacts. In Pakistan [...]