This list is not exhaustive.
A Pakistan-based scientist has been honoured by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the body said in a statement released this week.
Dr Yusuf Zafar, who is the director general agriculture and biotechnology at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was declared ‘Scientist of the Year-2012’ for his pioneering work in the cotton biotechnology sector.
Zafar has over 110 scientific papers (published in national and international journals) to his name. According to ICAC, “in cotton virology his group covers nearly 90 per cent of the global published literature.”
Despite no Pakistani’s winning any awards, and players like Afridi being overlooked for the ODI team of the year (only Umar Gul was included), Aleem Dar has once again come out on top, being the best umpire around.
Congratulations!
