Stebbins, R. 1963 Asian Trip Karachi Jan. 23 On returning to Karachi saw a koo poo; also sheep & goats chewing on desert vegetation. Qadri explained that Pakistan was rich in variety of flora and fauna. It is situated at the juncture of the Ethiopian and Oriental Faunal Regions and also gains elements from the Palaeartic. He pointed to a north-south ridge to the west and said it marked the line between the two main faunas. The desert results from the fact that the area, of low relief and somewhat out of the main flow of moist air, is missed by the Monsoons. During the Monsoon season, clouds may pass over but little rain falls. The mountainous areas to the NE (the Himalayan system) and along the west coast of India get the rain. The area of heaviest rainfall in the world is said to be in Assam. Qadri remarked that the U.N.L. Commission on Education had introduced general science as a requirement in the secondary schools, yet there are no suitable books. He said that at the Univ. all students are likewise required to have general science. In the evening I had dinner at Jim Portfields'. Present were Dr. M. Tufail, the marine ecologist, Mr. Wali Zaki, Mr. Broadhurst, a Briton and UNESCO man.