Thousands of students at University of Karachi are facing uncertainty as a teachers’ boycott of semester examinations entered its fourth week, disrupting academic schedules and raising concerns about further delays to the university calendar. Read More: KU students develop eco-friendly solution for city’s waste crisis The boycott, which began on May 5, was launched by […]
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Karachi University land remains occupied despite NOC withdrawal
KARACHI: Karachi University (KU) land continues to be occupied by private parties despite the withdrawal of the no-objection certificate (NOC) for a petrol pump, officials said on Tuesday. The university has yet to regain possession of the site pending the conclusion of ongoing litigation in its favour. Read More: Rs5.9 million scholarships announced for Karachi university students […]
SHC extends suspension of KU order cancelling degree of ex-IHC judge
The Sindh High Court (SHC) extended on Monday an interim order that suspended a Karachi University (KU) syndicate and Unfair Means Committee’s declaration cancelling the law degree of former justice Tariq Mehmood Jahnagiri, who was removed as an Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge last week. The order has been suspended until the next hearing, the […]
Justice Tariq Jahangiri ousted over fake law degree
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disqualified Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri for holding a fraudulent law degree. The court ruled that his appointment as a judge in December 2020 was illegal. The bench directed the Ministry of Law and Justice to immediately de-notify him from office. A two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar […]
Sindh adviser inaugurates Botanical Garden at Karachi University
KARACHI: Sindh government spokesperson and Adviser for Law, Environment and Coastal Development Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that as a nation, everyone need to plant trees to improve environment as plants will benefit future generations for decades to come. He expressed these views while addressing the inaugural function of the Botanical Garden here at the […]
Inside Karachi University
Sir: I am a student of Karachi University which is one of the well-known government institutions in Pakistan and among the top 250 in Asia. We are facing many problems in KU. First and emerging problem is transport facility. There are hundreds of students studying different department of Karachi University, majority of students have to […]
Missing KU Associate Professor returns home
KARACHI: Missing professor of Karachi University (KU) on Sunday returned home. Association of KU professors informed the media that Associate Professor Dr Riaz Ahmad went missing for 24 hours. He was last seen working at the applied chemistry department on Friday. Ahmad’s family in a conversation with a local news paper on Saturday said that […]
In Pakistan, love was not in the air on Valentine’s
Just like anywhere else in the world, on Valentine’s Day, a peek at anyone’s Facebook page in Pakistan would have revealed messages of love: hearts fluttering around like butterflies amid floral backgrounds. Happy couples – engaged, married or just a bunch of two in love – shared pictures. Some extended their mushy feelings to all […]
Karachi University student ‘abducted’ from house
LAHORE: A Karachi University student and his younger brother have been reportedly abducted from their house in Maddu Goth, located near the university campus. A friend of Mumtaz Sajidi Baloch, the abducted student, said that law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) personnel in plainclothes picked up Mumtaz along with his brother from their residence on Thursday, adding the […]