{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"South Asian Chronicle","provider_url":"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com","author_name":"Zafar Chishti","author_url":"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/index.php\/author\/zafar_123\/","title":"- South Asian Chronicle","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"v2oRrEJ3jT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/1642\/\"><\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/1642\/embed\/#?secret=v2oRrEJ3jT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8221; &#8212; South Asian Chronicle\" data-secret=\"v2oRrEJ3jT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-3.21.37-PM.jpeg","thumbnail_width":752,"thumbnail_height":669,"description":"The growing problem of stem borer in rice-growing areas: causes and preventive measures (Ch Bahadur Ali Akbar, M.Sc. Agronomy, Depalpur Campus, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan) Rice is one of Pakistan\u2019s major food and cash crops and the livelihoods of millions of farmers are associated with its cultivation. However, in recent years, pest attacks [&hellip;]"}