KARACHI: Vice Chancellor KU Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qaiser has said Independence Day has a vital importance for the nations who wish to preserve and protect its identity among the international community and we must do untiring efforts to preserve and protect our national integrity and identity. “As teachers and students, a great responsibility lies on all of us, to lay our services for the welfare and wellbeing of the country. Contemporary age is of science and technology, without excelling in the field of science and technology; we can’t compete with the world.” He was addressing the Independence Day celebrations programme held at the Garden of the Admin block, KU. Notable dignitaries present were deans of all faculties, including Prof. Dr. Moonis Ahmar, Prof. Dr. Khalid M. Iraqi, Prof. Dr. Syed Afrozuddin, Prof. Dr. Iqbal Azhar and Students Advisor Prof. Dr. Anser Rizwi Registrar KU Prof. Dr. Moazzam Ali Khan congratulated the audience and urged them to play their positive role for the betterment of Karachi University and the country.