The 55th three-day national greyhound derby race

December 07: The 55th three-day national greyhound derby race has begun at the tent pegging ground of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad in which 54 imported and 54 countrybred greyhounds are taking part. The race is organized by Directorate of Farms of UAF in collaboration with Gill Greyhound Kennel. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that it has been the tradition of the University of Agriculture to organize various competitions to present rural culture. He said that recently UAF organized world level tent pegging in which more than 2200 horses participated. He said that the purpose of these competitions is to highlight the rural culture. Former Commissioner Faisalabad Asif Iqbal said that such competitions play an important role in introducing our new generation to rural culture. He congratulated UAF and Gill Greyhound Kennel for organizing the race. Director Farms Dr. Haroon Zaman Khan, Dr. Ashar Mehfoz, Dr. Ijaz Saleem and others also spoke on this occasion.