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KU to accept fees for MA (Regular) Exams forms
Karachi, May 02: University of Karachi (KU) has notified for the
information of all concerned that the examination forms and fee of
Regular Colleges Annual Examinations 2011 will be accepted at their
respective colleges from May 2 to 17. According to a KU press release
here on Tuesday Examination Fee for both MA (Previous and Final) will
be Rs 2,675. All those candidates who were enrolled in 2005 or earlier
shall appear in MA Previous and Final Regular (Colleges) Annual
Examination 2011, as a last chance, by paying Rs 5,000 as extra charges
in addition to the normal examination fee. The failure candidates of MA
Previous and Final were advised to submit their examination forms
separately and in case they are appearing for both MA Previous and Final
then only can deposit the fees simultaneously. app
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KU changes name of Department of Mathematics
Karachi: The Academic Council, University of Karachi, has approved to
change the present name of the Department of Mathematics as Department
of Mathematical Sciences. This has been approved as per recommendation
of the Board of Faculty of Sciences. The change will broaden up the
horizon of the department and modern courses will be added to its
syllabi. Daily times
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KU awards five PhDs
Karachi: The Board of Advances Studies and Research of the University of Karachi
awarded PhD degrees to five people from the Dr AQ Khan Institute of
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (KIGBE) based on their potentially
groundbreaking work. The PhDs were awarded to Dr Saboohi
Raza, Dr Sitwat Zehra, Dr Saima Saleem, Dr Aaliya Riaz and Dr
Qamar-un-Nisa. Dr Raza used a special technique of genetic engineering
in her study called Somaclonal Variation aimed at identifying good
sugarcane, while Dr Zehra was awarded the degree as she worked on
Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms (PMS) and studied the variations in
hormones in such cases. Dr Saima Saleem focused on oral
squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), more commonly known as oral cancer. In
her research, she found that due to the use of paan, Chalia, Gutka,
Niswar and Main Puri, there is an alteration of a gene named TP53¸which
is responsible for tumour suppression. Dr. Aaliya Riaz
completed her research on an enzyme extracted from a unique bacteria and
named it Bacillus. This enzyme is widely used by the medicine, food,
garment, paper and the ethanol productive industries. Meanwhile,
Dr Qamar-un-Nisa's research was on a single gene named AVP1 that has a
salt and drought tolerance ability. This gene was introduced in Brassica
Napus (Conola) in order to develop a salt and dough tolerance property
in the same species. The news
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KU scholarship cheques to be distributed
Karachi: The Students' Financial Aid Office, University of Karachi
(KU) will organise Mitsubishi Scholarship Cheque Distribution Ceremony
on May 3 (tomorrow) at the Council Room of the Dean Faculty of Arts.
According to the In-charge Students' Financial Aid Office, Prof Dr
Shakeel Ahmed Khan, this will be the first and second installment of
Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship in which 56 students will be awarded
with scholarships. The cheques will be distributed by the Vice
Chancellor, Prof Dr Muhammad Qaisar.
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University of Karachi to hold awareness walk
Karachi: Department of Psychology, University of Karachi is going to
organise an awareness walk on cleanliness on Wednesday (today). On this
occasion, trash bins will be placed at various places within the campus
premises. Dean Faculty of Arts Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal will inaugurate the
campaign. Daily times
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KMDC to be made varsity
Karachi: Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has approved university status for
Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC), which would be named as City
University of Health Sciences. The decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting held at the Governor House on Saturday. The
meeting was told that a bill would soon be introduced in the Sindh
Assembly for this purpose. It was told that two other varsities - a law
university in Karachi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah University in Hyderabad-
would also be set up through an act of the assembly. Ebad hoped that these proposed institutes would help promote higher education in the province. The
meeting was attended, among others, by Justice (retd) Qazi Khalid Ali,
Senator Haseeb Ahmed Khan, Secretary law Ghulam Nabi Shah, Administrator
Karachi Muhammad Hussain Syed and Governor's Principal Secretary Dr.
Naushad Sheikh. The news
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Enrolment forms of class IX
Karachi: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi has
announced that the enrolment forms of SSC part-I (class IX) annual
examinations 2013 for regular candidates of science and general groups
will be accepted between May 2 and May 31 without a late fee. The forms
would be accepted with a late fee till August 31, it said. Dawn
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Class IX's 4th paper cancelled in Lyari
Karachi: Owing to a law and order situation in Lyari Town, the paper of Biology for Class IX
students scheduled for Wednesday (today) has been cancelled. The
new dates would be announced when the situation became normal in Lyari,
an official of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) said on
Tuesday. Due to the lawlessness in the area, three papers
of the annual examinations had been cancelled so far and the paper
scheduled for Wednesday would be the fourth, he said. "There
are at least six centres, three each for male and female students, and
around 3, 000 candidates appear at these centres," he added. Meanwhile, the rest of the students in other parts of the city would appear in the exams as per schedule, he said. The news
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Notices issued on plea against VC appointment
Karachi: The appointment of Dr Akbar Haider Soomro as
the vice chancellor of the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto University
has been challenged in the Sindh High Court.
A division bench headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar issued notices to
the respondents and put off the hearing to a date to be later fixed by
the court's office. The federal and provincial law officers were also
put on notice.
Petitioner Javed Ahmed Langah, represented by Advocate Zamir Ghummro,
impleaded the Sindh governor and chief minister, chief secretary, vice
chancellor and registrar of the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
University, Larkana, and chairman of the Higher Education Commission as
respondent.
The petitioner submitted in the petition that instead of filling the
vacancy of the vice chancellor on merit, Dr Akbar Haider Soomro was
appointed as VC in flagrant violation of the law and Constitution. He
said that Dr Soomro's appointment was replete with glaring
irregularities and the proper procedure provided in law was completely
overlooked.
The petitioner stated that no advertisement was published for filling
the vacancy of the VC and even otherwise the eligibility criterion was
not properly examined in accordance with the guidelines of the HEC.
He said that the respondent VC was appointed in violation of Article
105(1) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, which
provides that "Subject to the Constitution, in the performance of his
functions, the Governor shall act in accordance with advice of the
Cabinet, (or the Chief Minister)".
The petitioner stated that Dr Soomro did not hold a PhD degree, which
was a mandatory educational qualification as prescribed in the HEC
criteria. Even otherwise, he had been retired from his services and did
not possess requisite qualification and criteria for holding the post of
the vice chancellor, he added.
He further stated that the vice chancellor was appointed in violation of Articles 4 and 25 of the Constitution.
The petitioner prayed to the court to declare that the appointment of Dr Soomro was unlawful, illegal and void ab initio.
He also prayed to the court to restrain the vice chancellor from
performing the functions of his office till final adjudication of the
petition as he was holding his office without lawful authority. Dawn
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