The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association leaders have strongly reacted to the examination policy announced by the federal government, saying that the decision would have far-reaching negative.
By our correspondentDespite the lapse of 10 months after the Higher Education Commission’s new policy on bachelor’s degrees, the colleges affiliated with the University of Karachi have.
Teachers of the colleges affiliated with the University of Karachi have hinted at launching a campaign this month to bring back four-year degree programmes and revise outdated degree courses.The.
Karachi
March 16, 2021
Dr Shakeel-ur-Rehman Farooqui, associate professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Karachi, passed away on Monday morning at the age of 61.
His colleagues said he had been admitted in a private hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago, but due to other complications and the severity of his illness, he could not survive.
His funeral prayers were offered after the evening prayers at Jamia Masjid Ibrahim, which is located on campus, following which he was buried at the university’s cemetery.
The funeral was attended by KU acting vice chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, Karachi University Teachers Society (KUTS) President Prof Dr Shah Ali Al-Qadr, Jamaat-e-Islami senior leader Dr Meraj Al-Huda Siddiqui, Arts Council President Ahmad Shah, heads of the university’s faculties, and a large number of students and administrative staff members.
Karachi
February 11, 2021
In its campaign against the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) decision to abolish the two-year bachelor’s and master’s programmes, a Karachi University Teachers Society (Kuts) delegation met Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) convenor Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Wednesday to seek the party’s support in raising the issue.
Headed by its president Prof Dr Shah Ali Ul Qader, the Kuts delegation informed the MQM leaders that the HEC’s decision to abolish the two-year degree programmes is tantamount to playing with the future of students.
“It will affect over 100,000 students every year,” Qader pointed out. He demanded that the HEC’s two-year degree programmes should be reinstated because tens of thousands of students will be unable to complete four-year degree programmes.