KARACHI: The only juniper bonsai in Pakistan was the star attraction at the 19th annual bonsai exhibition held at the Zamzama Park on Friday...
Of a stubborn and temperamental nature, and only agreeing to grow during wintertime, the Chinese Juniper (botanical name Juniperus chinensis), belonged to Xia Mujahid who has spent more than four years to shape it in an upright style and not be deterred by the impossible task it is considered...
KARACHI: The timeless charm of the bonsai has for many years now left the confines of traditional Japanese society and become more universal in its appeal...
This was best exemplified by the efforts of the Pakistan Bonsai Society that organised the 16th bonsai exhibition at the Zamzama Park on Thursday...
LAHORE: The provincial capital which has lost over 2,200 trees due to various infrastructure development projects within a short span of last two years, is set to lose 1,700 more trees due to another mega project to be launched within this year...
According to documents, the city lost over 2,100 trees due to three projects since August last...
LAHORE: To address an increase in air pollution, the Lahore Conservation Society/Lahore Bachao Tehreek (LCS) has arranged various tree plantation drives in the past...
Shedding light on the purpose of the project, Wardah Rafaqat, a core team member said: “A lot of people know that air pollution is increasing in Lahore...
LAHORE: Tickets went on sale in Pakistan Saturday for next week's cricket series against Zimbabwe, days after a major militant attack put the visit — the first by a Test playing nation in six years — in doubt...
The tour is the first by a Test-playing team since 2009, when a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team was attacked by militants in Lahore...
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the 16-member squad for the T20 series against Sri Lanka, and also put the tickets on sale for the last match of the series to be played in Lahore on October 29...
PCB announced to put the tickets of seven enclosures of the Qaddafi stadium on sale, with prices ranging from Rs1,500 to Rs5,000...
Tickets for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 Lahore playoffs scheduled for March 20 and 21 went on sale online on Yayvo...
They will also be available for sale at select TCS outlets...
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on Thursday gave the Privatisation Commission (PC) the go-ahead to proceed with the sale of Services International Hotel (SIH) property in Lahore...
The PC had presented a summary regarding the approval of the reserve price for the privatisation of SIH which is centrally located in Upper Mall Lahore and spread over an area of more than 15 kanals...
REFERENCE Dawn photo report, “CDA chops 300 trees” (July 12)...
It seems as if it is the blood of the trees that are slaughtered...
SIALKOT: The Pasrur Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has auctioned 144 five-decades-old trees in the Nawaz Sharif Park allegedly for peanuts over which social, religious, business, educational and political circles have expressed grave concern claiming the TMA has suffered financial loss of millions of rupees...
There were more than 144 trees in the Nawaz Sharif Park in Pasrur that were stated to be five decades old...
People involved in chopping of juniper trees were committing an atrocity with themselves, he said during a visit to Ziarat festival...
“Cutting juniper trees should be declared a social crime and every resident of the area should become a protector of the trees,” he said...
GUJRAT: The district government has arranged at least 500 date palm trees for plantation on the medians of three thoroughfares including the old GT Road...
Around 400 of these trees have been bought by the funding from three different trade organisations of the city...
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RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Protesters who are staging a sit-in on Faizabad Interchange have been chopping trees in the vicinity to use for firewood as the mercury has dropped...
“We have came to know that a large number of small trees, or branches from some big trees have been chopped down by the protesters, but the actual picture will only become clear once the area is vacated,” said Capital Development Authority spokesperson Mazhar...
For residents of the area, the ancient mound possibly symbolised death and they decided to build a graveyard on its remains – there was no contradiction in burying the dead on the top of the mound of dead...
No one can say for certain how old this mound is...