The Pakistan Botanical Society is a

learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an discipline (academia), academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and s ...

of professional

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. It was established in 1968. Its headquarters are located in the Department of Biology at the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...

and its current president is Ikram-ul-Haq.

Publications

The society publishes the '' Pakistan Journal of Botany'' bimonthly.

External links

* {{authority control Organisations based in Karachi Botanical societies Organizations established in 1968 Learned societies of Pakistan Scientific organisations based in Pakistan University of Karachi 1968 establishments in Pakistan