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Karachi University reopened amid tension, exams postponed
KU reopens today amid tension
Karachi, Aug 29, 2008: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Karachi Prof
Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui on Thursday chaired a meeting to review law and
order situation on the campus in the wake of an armed clash between two student
groups that left three students dead and several others injured on Tuesday.
Tension also forced the KU authorities to keep the institution closed for the
following two days.
The meeting decided to reopen the university on
Friday but keep the teaching process suspended for the day. It was announced
that classes would resume on Saturday.
It said that since the entry
passes issued to the students for their vehicles had been cancelled, no student
would be allowed to bring in any vehicle till further orders.
Meanwhile,
The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology has announced that
teaching will remain suspended on its campus on Friday. However, it said, the
administrative offices would remain open.
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KU exams postponed
Karachi: Keeping in view a tense situation on the campus
following a clash between two student organisations, the University of Karachi
on Thursday postponed the BPEd, BEd and MBBS final professional examination
scheduled for Aug 29 and 30.
The new schedule will be announced later,
according to a KU announcement. The schedule for the examinations to be held on
Sept 1st and onwards will remain unchanged. App
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KU adopts measures to prevent further clashes
Karachi: University of Karachi (KU) adopted many safety measures on
Thursday to prevent further clashes in the future. The measures include
cancellation of the vehicle passes issued to the students to enter the
university.
The meeting decided to open the university today (Friday)
but the classes will resume on Saturday.
The meeting held under the
chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor, also requested the teachers and their
family members, officers, workers and other employees of the university to
cooperate with the security staff at the entry points as the checking might be
more stringent.
Another meeting was also held at the office of the KU
Student Advisor to condole the sad demise of three students and condemn the
mishandling of the teachers by some students. The participants considered giving
punishment to the accused students.
Dr Nusrat Idrees chaired the meeting
that was also attended by Dr Baqar Naqvi, Dr Saleem Shahzad, Dr Muhammad Harris
Shoib, Dr Shahnaz Ghazi, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Moiz Khan, Sadiq Ali Khan,
Jugnu Salahuddin and Ghazal Khwaja.
Officers Welfare Association
expressed its deep sense of shock at the killing of three students and prayed
for the departed souls. The association has appealed the VC to ensure the safety
of the teachers, officers and non-teaching staff of the university to enable
them to perform their duties without any fear for their lives. The News
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Over 80,000 submit forms for Class XI admission
Karachi: The last date for the submission of placement forms for
admission to the city's 123 government colleges expired on
Thursday.
Director-general (colleges), Sindh, Prof Rafique Ahmed
Siddiqui, who is also chairman of the admission committee formed under the
Centralized Admission Policy (CAP), has said that the first list of admission
seekers' placement will be of Home Economics candidates.
He said the list
would issued on Aug 30 or 31 and the students would be able to attend their
classes much before Sept 15.
Without giving a precise date for the
issuance of lists of other faculties, he said the entire process would hopefully
be completed before Sept 15 and classes in all faculties would begin by Sept
20.
He said that the authorized bank's branches issued more than 92,000
placement forms and the committee had, so far, received 80,000 submitted by
admission-seekers.
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Submission of SSC registration forms from Sept 1
Karachi: Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) will accept enrolment and
registration forms for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part-I regular and
private candidates for Science and General Group from September 1 till September
27. According to a press release on Thursday, the forms can be deposited in 20
authorised branches of Habib Bank Limited and Askari Bank Board Office Booth
from the aforementioned date. The forms can be obtained from the same branches
with effect from August 30, it said. The News
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36 schools and colleges face action
Karachi: As many as 36 colleges and higher secondary schools,
including government institutions, may lose their affiliation with the Board of
Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) for showing less than 10 per cent results
in the HSC Part-II Science (Pre-medical) group annual
examinations-2008.
Notices have been issued to all such colleges asking
them to clarify their position and justify their dismal performance.
BIEK
chairman Prof Anwar Ahmed Zai said an affiliated institution was required to
come out with at least 30 per cent result and in case they failed to deliver,
their affiliation could either be cancelled or suspended. Sources in the BIEK
said that the colleges showing poor results had been given a chance to defend
their position. Dawn
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