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Pakistan
Forest
Institute,
Peshawar
(PFI)
is
one
of
the
best
and
first
Institute
in
Pakistan.
Every
year
more
than
50students
graduated
from
here.
Pakistan
Forest
Institute
(PFI)
was
established
in
1947
at
Faisalabad
in
order
to
complete
the
training
of
the
students
who
had
migrated
to
Pakistan
after
independence.
In
April,
1948
the
PFI
was
shifted
to
Upper
Topa,
Murree
hills
and
then
in
October,
1951
to
Abbottabad.
The
construction
of
its
present
permanent
building
complex
in
the
Peshawar
University
Campus
was
started
in
1955
and
completed
over
a
period
of
about
10
years.
During
this
period,
main
building
consisting
of
offices,
laboratories
and
workshops,
studentsโ
hostels
and
residential
colony
were
constructed.
It
started
as
a
training
institution,
however,
research
was
started
soon
after
its
establishment
when
research
branches
were
created
in
it
e.g.,
Forest
Utilization
(1947),
Forest
Entomology
(1949),
Forest
Botany
(1951),
Forest
Chemistry
(1952),
Medicinal
Plants
(1953)
and
Silviculture
(1956).
The
staff
of
these
branches
also
participate
in
training
activities
through
teaching
of
the
subjects
of
their
specialization
to
the
students
of
the
Institute
in
addition
to
conducting
research.
The
Institute
is
affiliated
with
the
University
of
Peshawar
since
1958
for
the
purpose
of
examinations
and
award
of
degrees
in
Forestry.
Pakistan
Forest
Institute
is
a
Provincial
Government
Organization
of
which
the
administration
changed
hands
many
times.
For
instance,
it
was
administered
initially
by
the
Federal
Ministry
of
Food
and
Agriculture.
It
was
transferred
to
the
Provincial
Agriculture
Department
of
Government
of
West
Pakistan
in
1965,
and
then
to
the
Agriculture
Department
of
N.W.F.P.
(Board
of
Governor)
in
1969.
The
Institute
was
transferred
back
to
the
Ministry
of
Food,
Agriculture
and
Cooperatives,
Government
of
Pakistan
on
1st
July,
1977.
From
September,
1995
to
February
1997,
it
remained
under
the
control
of
Ministry
of
Environment,
Urban
Affairs,
Forestry
and
Wildlife.
Since
March,
1997
to
30th
June,
2011
it
was
under
Ministry
of
Environment,
Government
of
Pakistan,
Islamabad.
The
institute
has
been
devolved
to
Forestry,
Environment
and
Wildlife
Department,
Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
with
effect
from
1st
July,
2011.#copied
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