University of Agriculture Faisalabad has made it to top 150 universities of the world by QS World University Ranking; the renowned agency involved in ranking best universities of the world on the basis of their performance in academic and employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty student ratio, and proportion of international students and faculty. 
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Ambassador of EU Delegation Mr. Lars-Gunnar Wigemark & Canadian High Commissioner Greg Giokas visited UAF and had a meeting with Vice Chancellor UAF Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan along with Deans and Directors of the varsity at New Syndicate Hall here on Friday. Mr. Lars-Gunnar Wigemark while addressing the meeting stressed the need for joint collaborative efforts among various countries through a consortium in order to cope with food security future challenges. He said that EU was providing assistance to Pakistan in the field of Horticulture particularly branding of Multan “Mango” and Sargodha “Kinnow” in order to shift the financial benefits to the farming community at large. He added that UNIDO had been striving for reduction of post harvest losses and development of value addition mechanism in agricultural sector of Pakistan. 
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Over 70% population of the World was consulting alternative medicine practitioners and people were intending to get more advice for chronic diseases particularly cardiac and hepatitis C. this was stated by the Speakers at one day seminar on “We and Natural Medicine” jointly organized by Inst. of Horticultural Sciences (IHS) UAF and Pakistan Tibbi Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association at New Senate Hall of the University here on Thursday. 
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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) was planning to suspend its Internet Services for two hours in the evening in order to attract youth towards sports and physical activities. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor UAF while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of Inter-Faculty Sports Gala 2013 organized by Directorate of Sports here on Tuesday at Sports Grounds of the University.
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Pakistan can come out of the crises by following and applying the teaching of Islam in the light of the Quran and Sunnah and role model of last and final messenger Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhamamd (Peace Be Upon Him) by the people. This was stated by religious scholar Irfan Ul Huq. He addressed a seminar titled “How can the country come out of the present crises” arranged by All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA) as key speaker at the new Senate Hall, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, APTPMA Chairman Mian Amjal Farooq, Vice Chairman Rizwan Ashraf, APTPMA Secretary Muhammad Ashraf and Tasawar Iqbal from Noor Fatima Group also spoke on the occasion.  
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Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr. Nadeem-ul-Haque vowed to invest at least 10% of GDP in the research thereby to reap the benefits of development by promoting new business and employment opportunities in rural areas, arresting the energy crises, and up scaling the outreach activities with farming community, scientists, and industry people. He was addressing an extraordinary meeting of the deans committee here at new syndicate hall of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Monday morning. 
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National Book Day celebrated at University of Agriculture Faisalabad to mark the day and inculcate the youth increase reading habit as the reading books is a testimony of civilized societies. Opening the event, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque emphasized the need to make the book a good friend that guides the readers quite accurately. He expressed his pleasure to be a part of national book day being celebrated at UAF and lauded the efforts of taking care kids of the society besides offering higher education by the UAF. He congratulated the Department of Library, Senior Tutor Office, Students’ Affairs, and UAF Community College for making excellent arrangements for holding the event. 
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Australian Sector Linkage Program (ASLP) Team headed by David Sweet Kelley visited University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. While briefing the Australian team on Sunday UAF Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan highlighted the Internationalization initiatives in order to promote collaborative research for ensuring global food security. He said that University Scientists were pursuing more than 50 research projects with International and National funding of Rs. 628 million. 
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Speakers at A Farmers Day urged the need for mechanized agronomic innovations in order to attract small farmers towards agricultural mechanization in the country. Farmer’s day was arranged by Water Management Research Centre (WMRC) University of Agriculture, Faisalabad at post Graduate Agricultural Research Station (PARS) Jhang Road on Saturday. 
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Kinnow was actually originated at California (USA) but succeeded to produce maximum yield potential at Central Punjab (Pakistan) with aroma, color & unique taste, and saved Pakistani’s from Blindness due to having lot of Vitamins. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture, Faisalabad while addressing one day seminar on “Challenges in International Entomology” as a Chief Guest on Thursday morning in New Senate Hall. 
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Over 1.3 billion people in the world were living without electricity and one billion people, including around 700 million South Asians, will remain without electricity until 2030 if the Nations couldn’t switched to alternative sources of energy since conventional sources would be becoming costlier with the each passing day. This was stated by the speakers at a Training Workshop on “Construction, Operation & Maintenance of Bio-Gas Tube wells” jointly organized by Directorate General Agriculture (Field) Punjab and University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) on Saturday at New Senate Hall. 
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As the Spring Festival staged by University of Agriculture Faisalabad draws closer to its last day, tens of hundreds of locals turned up in droves to have a delight of the color of festivities. The event brought a rich blend of agricultural and cultural events including agricultural exhibition, fancy bird show, pet show, greyhound races, tent pegging, farmer convention, conferences, alumni meet and cultural show etc. on the direction of UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. 
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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad had grabbed attention of tens of thousands people during agricultural exhibitions recently held at Islamabad organized by Chinese Cultural Centre as well as Agri Expo organized by a Private media group at Expo Centre Johar Town Lahore. This was told by Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, on Tuesday while addressing the Scientists and Researchers of the University who had been the part of these exhibitions.
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Speakers of a two day international training workshop on Customer and Market Centric Innovation Management (CMCIM) urged the youth equip themselves with cutting edge entrepreneurial skills thereby to explore new business opportunities that would help the country generate new employment opportunities. The workshop was organized by Institute of Business Management Science (IBMS), University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Thursday morning.  
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As the Spring Festival staged by University of Agriculture Faisalabad draws closer to its last day, tens of hundreds of locals turned up in droves to have a delight of the color of festivities. The event brought a rich blend of agricultural and cultural events including agricultural exhibition, fancy bird show, pet show, greyhound races, tent pegging, farmer convention, conferences, alumni meet and cultural show etc. on the direction of UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. 
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Pakistan has to take five years to overcome energy crisis if tangible steps are taken on the part of coming government, said Oil and Gas Regularity Authority Chief Saeed Ahmad Khan. He addressed a seminar on Energy organized by University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Executive Director Higher Education Commission Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Fesco Chief Abdul Jabbar Khan, Prof Dr Muhamamd Ashfaq , and other notables also spoke on the occasion.
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Only 1.2 percent of the country Gross Demotic Product (GDP) is being the spent on the education sector, which is very low and needs to be boosted to compete with the world, said Executive Director Higher Education Commission Prof Dr Mukhatar Ahmad. He addressed seminar titled “Agricultural Entrepreneurial Growth and employment opportunities “and Alumni Meeting at New Senate Hall, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahamd Khan, Arid Agricultural University Rawalpindi former Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mehmood Khan, Khwaja Sarmad, Aurrgia CEO Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, SB CEO Bisharratual Jisarat and Hafiz Abdul Qayum, Dr Manzoor Ahmad also spoke on the occasion.
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The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has opened Greyhound National Championship in which 150 greyhounds are taking part. First of its kind, the Championship is a part of UAF ongoing Spring Festival which brings colourful events including agricultural exhibition, fancy bird show, pet show, tent pegging, farmer convention and alumni meet etc.a The festival is meant to provide a platform a farming community to interact with the agricultural experts that will help to increase per acre production of the county. 
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Water shortfall in the country will surge to 31 percent till 2025 if tangible steps are not taken to cope with the situation, This was stated by speakers at a seminar arranged by the Department of Irrigation and Water Management Research Centre, University of Agriculture Faisalabad in collaboration with International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to observe World Water Day at New Senate Hall.
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40th Annual function of Scout Group, University of Agriculture Faisalabad was held in which scout exhibited their skills to cope with untoward situation and set up pictorial and gadget work. The group also brought a cultural show in evening at Iqbal Auditorium to enthrall the audience by various skits depicting the social issues; promotion of brotherhood and peace. It also gave a message to the youth to work for the welfare of the society. 
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Pakistan and Australia strong relations in agricultural sector will help alleviate poverty from the country as majority of population in Pakistan is associated with the sector, said Australian High Commissioner Peter Heyward. The Australian High Commissioner called on Deans and Directors, University of Agriculture Faisalabad at the Syndicate Room. UAF Acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqbal Zafar presented the welcome address while the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) Director Prof Dr Asif Ali also spoke.
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Forest net in Pakistan is less than 5 percent which is very low as compared to international standard of 25 percent becoming responsible for increase in climate changes challenges, said University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan on Friday. He addressed prize distribution ceremony of Lyallpur Literature Festival, at New Senate Hall, UAF. Senior Tutor Prof Dr Aslam Pervez and Principal Officer Students Affairs Prof Dr Muhammad Younis also spoke on the occasion.
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The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has set up Forest, Range Management and Wildlife College in Layyah in order to foster the forest and wildlife knowledge among the dwellers at their doorstep. Punjab Agricultural Minister Ahmad Ali Aulakh along with UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad on Thursday performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the sub-campus comprising 1,600 acre. The minister said it is first Forest College in Punjab and second in the country after the Forest College in Peshawar.
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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has urged students to work hard, get modern education and play their role in the country's development and progress. He was addressing the laptop distribution ceremony among talented students at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, MPAs, MNAs and other notables were present on the stage.  He said educated youth was surety of bright future of the country. As many as 4,080 male and 4,060 female students including 2,575 from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad got laptops at the ceremony. He said that Punjab government had introduced many reforms for educational sector in order to excel in the world. He said that these initiatives. The laptop distribution scheme worth 8 billion will give an access of modern researches and knowledge to 2,10,000 students.
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Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif will distribute laptops among 2,575 students of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad today (Wednesday) at 10:00 am at UAF’s D Ground. As per details, the UAF laptop beneficiaries will include 2,121fresh students whereas 454 remaining students. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan has constituted different committees to ensure the foolproof arrangements in this regard. Chairing a meting held in connection with the CM’s visit, he directed the official concerned to ensure the foolproof measures in this regards. All deans and directors were present on the occasion.
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Punjab Agricultural Minister Ahmad Ali Aulakh on Monday called for stepping up efforts to persuade farming community about adopting modern practices to ensure food security. He chaired a session of University of Agriculture Faisalabad 37th Senate Meeting. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan also spoke. Registrar Muhammad Hussain presented the agenda before the House and Treasure Muhammad Ashraf Mumtaz tabled the budget before the House. The minister said that thirty three million acre of agricultural land in Punjab out of 50 million acre is being cultivated. He said that a lack of communication between experts and farmers was hampering the process of increasing per acre. 
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Five-day Lyallpur Literature Festival organized by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on Tuesday entered the second day. The students from 31 universities across the country are participating at the festival. The event is organised by Office of Senior Tutor; and Department of Libraries on the direction of UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan. At the Punjabi Takra, Hafiz Mohiudin Ali Virk from the Government College University Lahore bagged the title of Punjabi Takra winner whereas Azim Gill from BZU, Multan, stood second and Umer Asghar Virk from GC University Faisalabad got the third position.
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Agriculture in Pakistan is directly linked to the poverty alleviation. It needs to be strengthened by increasing investment on the sector and adopting a comprehensive policy that will increase employment opportunities, said Pakistan Strategic Support Program (PSSP) Chief Dr John W Mellor. He addressed the gathering of students and teaching staff at a seminar titled “Agro growth and Economic Transformation” at New Senate Hall, UAF. His research fellow, Dr Stev Davies and UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan also spoke on the occasion.
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The University of Agriculture Faisalabad and the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI) inked a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Plant Diagnostic Window to provide quality information and analyze the diseases, pest management, and nutrient deficiencies of plants to the farming community. In this regard, a ceremony was held by the Department of Entomology at the Video Conference Room. The Vice Chancellor and CABI Regional Director Dr Muhammad Shafiq duly signed the MoU. Faculty of Agriculture Dean Prof Dr Muhammad Arshad, Entomology Chairman Prof Dr Jalal Arif, Prof Dr Anjum Sohail and Director External Linkages Prof Dr Ashafq Chatha were also present.
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Punjab Agricultural Minister Ahmad Ali Aulak said that a sub-campus of University of Agriculture Faisalabad would be set up in Layyah to provide an opportunity of quality agricultural education to the locals at their door step. He was inaugurating a one-day Greyhound Race, Bullock Race and Fancy Birds Show at the site of UAF sub-campus in Burewala. He was flanked by Secretary Agriculture Azmat Ali Ranjha and UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan.
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He was flanked by Provincial Agricultural Minister Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh, Secretary Agriculture Azmat Ali Ranjha, UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan and local political figures. The Punjab government has already provided 153 acres to the university to establish a sub campus here. Currently, the university will start functioning at Regional Agricultural and Economic Development Centre (RAEDC), Vehari. The classes will begin from September this year.
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Nigerian High Commissioner Dauda Danladi said that his country will develop and enhance its students exchange programme with the University of Agriculture Faisalabad under which 1,000 Nigerian students will be sent to get benefit from each other experiences. He was addressing as chief guest at the inaugural session of International Conference titled Crop Management in Changing Climate organized University of Agriculture Faisalabad. UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan was the guest of occasion. Departments of Agronomy, Department of Botany and Department of Chemistry, UAF jointly arranged the event.
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South Africa clinched the title of 5-day International Tent Pegging Competition held at University of Agriculture Faisalabad after defeating Pakistan B and Pakistan A in the final round of International Lance Pegging. Pair Lance Pegging won by Martiens and Charl of South Africa followed by Tenna and Jenna, and Gerald and Michal of Great Brittan. Shehbaz Qamar and Chaudhry Rashid won the Sward Pegging Pair Competition followed by Amjad Bhatti and Hussain Abbas. Sward Masters Competition won by Direc and Martin of South Africa, followed by Annas and William of SA, and Khan and Khizar of Pakistan.
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The University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Friday kicked off five-day International Tent pegging Competition, first of its kind, in which teams from England and South Africa are participating. As many as more than 500 players from the three countries are showing their expertise in front of large gathering.
The formal inaugural ceremony of this international event will be held today (Saturday) in which UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad will be chief guest while Commissioner Faisalabad Tahir Hussain will be the guest of honor. Currently, two international tent pegging competitions are being organized across the globe one in UAF, Pakistan and other one in India. Women tent pegging players from England and South Africa are also taking part at the competition.
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The dream of Agricultural Productivity and food security could not be fulfilled without utilizing collaborative efforts between public and private sector R & D organizations and other stakeholders . This was stated by Secretary Agriculture, Punjab Mr. Azmat Ali Ranjha while presiding over the Dean’s Committee meeting at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on Saturday at New Syndicate Hall. He added that new innovations and agronomic approaches should be adopted to exploit our maximum yield potential in Agricultural and Livestock sectors.
Mr. Ranjha urged the scientist to develop Genetically Modified seeds keeping in view the changing weather conditions and global warming challenges being faced by farmers of the region. He was of the view that water should be on the top priority of our scientific research in order to introduce efficient use of irrigation water. Secretary Agriculture underlined the need for more mechanized farming to minimize the role of manual operators and more farm laborers.
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Leading International Seed Company Monsanto formally made an intervention of showcasing its new technology at farm land of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad to enable agricultural stakeholders witness the upcoming technology. The event of sowing second generation genetically modified corn at UAF was held at UAF with UAF VC Prof. Dr. Iqrar A Khan as Chief Guest on Sunday morning. Addressing the participants, Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan described the event a wonderful beginning of University Industry Linkage. He said Monsanto had introduced BT cotton in the country adding that the cotton we are growing on the name of Bt is originally designed by Monsanto. He said Monsanto is doing business and UAF is also pursuing agenda of promoting opportunities that could benefit academia, industry and farming community at large. He said the law of the country had laid down some prerequisite of containment facility for risk assessment and field test that would provide critical information to fulfill the legal requirements. He termed the technology park an opportunity for academia, students and other stakeholders to see the developments made by Monsanto in this regard.
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Speakers of a seminar on “Building Peace and Conflict Resolution” emphasized the need to resolve all conflicts with a positive frame of mind, tolerance, unequivocal commitment, pragmatic and balanced approach as history tells that out of one thousand recent years, mankind spent only three hundred years in peace and tranquility and rest 700 years were named to various conflicts between nations and communities. The seminar was organized by Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) in collaboration with US Institute of Peace (USIP) here at new senate hall on Wednesday morning with member Provincial Assembly Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan as chief guest and UAF VC Prof. Dr. Iqrar A Khan as guest of honor.
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The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) was promoting research culture in Pakistan in order to enhance selected value chains that benefit the rural poor through improved productivity market and employment opportunities. This was stated by Dr. Barbara, Team Leader ACIAR Pakistan while calling on Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor UAF with her delegation on Tuesday.
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Speakers at a seminar on Sustainable Consumption and Production- Choices for a Living Planet emphasized the need to conserving the ecosystem as living habits of the mankind disrupt the life on planet. The seminar was organized by Institute of Agri. & Resource Economics, UAF in collaboration with WWF on Friday at New Senate Hall. The speakers including UAF VC Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Dr. Ghulam Akbar, Senior Director WWF-Pakistan, Arif Hameed Makhdom Director, Sustainable Agriculture Program, WWF-Pakistan, Asad Imran Senior Manager, Sustainable Agriculture program, WWF-Pakistan, and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Director, Institute of Agriculture and Resource Economics were of the view that As a consequence the improvement in quality of life and change in consumer habits has put natural resources under increasing strain.
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The 4th 6-day workshop on strengthening extension skills of young professionals in Afghanistan and Pakistan kicked-off at University of Agriculture Faisalabad aiming at further strengthen the participatory extension skills in working with farmers. The trilateral workshop of USA, Afghanistan and Pakistan is an outcome of understanding between the leadership of three countries to make the agriculture a way forward and an instrumental key to give an impetus to socio-economic development of both the neighboring countries. During the six-day workshop organized by Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) UAF, numerous US experts including Dr. Jim Hill, Dr. Chelo Abrenilla, Jerry Peters, Chuck Schuster, Pannkuk Chris, Louise forguson, Grant Dewell, Jacquline Wilson, and Andrew Robertson from seven US institutions were delivering lectures to the participants of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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A state of the art Centre of Remote Sensing for Agro Informatics would be set up at University of Agriculture Faisalabad to train the officials of crop reporting survey of the provincial government and will put its trickle down effects at farmer’s level. The announcement was made during a meeting of Mr. Jan Dempewolf Assistant Research Professor, Department of Geographical Science, University of Maryland, USA and Mr. Jon Nording (UMD) with UAF VC Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan (SI) to discuss the execution details of FAO-USDA joint project of remote sensing program here at UAF Syndicate Room on Thursday morning. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will fund the proposed centre that would be executed by FAO and University of Agriculture Faisalabad jointly.
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Speakers of a training workshop urged the youth make statistical analysis of various issues and keep an analytically eye on the surroundings to execute correction decisions on the basis of such meaningful and substantial information supported with empirical evidence. Data analysis is a powerful tool for making correct and accurate decisions by using the results obtained after making data analysis of correlating and cross-tabling different variables that would help the researchers to see the issues in different perspectives. They were addressing the participants of one-day exclusive training workshop on “Introduction to statistical software R” here at Video Conference Room on Tuesday morning.
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Tent Pegging and Handball teams from Indian Punjab will visit University of Agriculture Faisalabad to participate in the Spring Festival in February this year. This was revealed by UAF VC Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan in a dinner at Staff Club of the University hosted to honor the visiting Indian Kabbadi Team participating in the 2nd Commissioner Faisalabad Division International Gold Cup Kabbadi Tournament. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan said such kind of visits and sports activities provide opportunity to revive rich culture of the region adding that during the last few months Kabbadi matches between Indian and Pakistani Punjab and their media coverage grabbed an exclusive and overwhelming attention of the people that would bring them more closer to each other.
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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad has developed a new variety of Brassica oilseed (Desi Sarson) with the potential of 30-40 mounds per acre yield and maturity time 4-months. This would become a milestone for self-sufficiency in edible oil in the country. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor UAF while addressing “Farmers Convention on Physiological Maturity of UAF-11 Brassica Oilseed (Sarson)” as a Chief Guest at Farmers Syndicate Hall on Tuesday.
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Speakers at a seminar called for implementation of Islamic social welfare mechanism in the society, so that the intensity of unrest among deprived segment of society could be minimized. The seminar on “The Concept of Social Welfare in the light of Qran and Hadis “ was organized by the Department of Islamic Studies, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on Friday at Seminar Hall Department of Chemistry.
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