Pai Forest
The Pai Forest (Sindhi: پئي ٻيلو) is an arid and riverine forest situated on the left bank of Indus in Sakrand town of Shaheed Benzirabad district, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4] It has rich flora and fauna and is home to diverse wildlife, but it's threatened by land grabbers and scarcity of water.[5][6] It is a protected forest which spread over 4777 acres of land.[7] It is watered through Rahib Shah Minor Canal, a subsidiary of Rohri canal.[7]
122 flora species were found at Pai forest.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Ali, Sajjad. "Importance of PAI forest and Threats to the PAI Forest Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan". Academia.edu.
- ^ "Spatial and temporal dynamics of Pai forest vegetation in Pakistan assessed by RS and GIS" (PDF). Muet.edu.pk.
- ^ "Pai Forest". SlideShare. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ RAHMATULLAH QURESHI, G.R. BHATTI. "FLORISTIC INVENTORY OF PAI FOREST, NAWAB SHAH, SINDH, PAKISTAN" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of Botany.
- ^ "Sindh's Pai Forest faces land-grab". DAWN.COM. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "State of Forests in Sindh as well as the Economic Benefits Flowing out of it" (PDF).
- ^ a b Faruqi, Sara (2011-12-16). "Into the Pai Forest". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ Ilyas, Faiza (2008-11-24). "KARACHI: Indus delta mangrove ecosystem close to death, says report". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
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