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  • KARACHI BIENNALE: THE STARTING POINT

    As the whirlwind of excitement caused by the inauguration of the Karachi Biennale wanes, the time for reflection arrives — a task turned exceedingly daunting by the sheer size and volume of the event...

    Art as witness to the cityThe dire need for a large scale public art event in Karachi was undeniable, and the event’s inception had become inevitable bearing the recent turbulent history of the city in mind...

  • Tipping point in Karachi

    EITHER we are approaching some sort of tipping point in the city, or the theatre is about to get a little more absurd...

    How long can they keep going like this? And how many more resignations will come before the next general elections?In any case, there is palpable fear in the business community in Karachi, particularly amongst manufacturers who fear that a time of great uncertainty is coming...

  • Imran Khan presents his 10-point agenda for Karachi

    Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday presented his Karachi-specific 10-point agenda during a political rally in the port city...

    Two weeks after unveiling his 11-point national programme to turn the country into ‘Naya Pakistan’, the PTI chief explained how he would rid Karachi of its biggest problems if he comes into power in the upcoming general elections...

  • Karachi University assistant professor goes missing

    An associate professor employed by the University of Karachi's Department of Islamic Studies has been missing for the past 18 days, Dawn learned on Tuesday...

    She said that she had sought help from the university administration but had not received any response so far...

  • 'Missing' Karachi University professor returns home

    A faculty member of the University of Karachi (KU) who had gone missing and was believed to be in custody of law enforcement agencies returned home on Wednesday, his family and KU officials told Dawn...

    Dr Ismaeel Aarfi, an assistant professor in the university's faculty of Islamic Studies, had been whisked away from Gulshan-e-Maymar in the early hours of September 15...

  • IBA Karachi, Shanghai University to collaboratively offer finance program

    The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shanghai University China, agreeing to collaboratively offer a Master of Finance program between the universities in Karachi and China, a notification posted on IBA's website said...

    The MoU was signed by Dean and Director of IBA Dr Farrukh Iqbal and President of Shanghai University Dr Jin Donghan, the notification added...

  • Bomb hoax at Karachi University causes panic

    KARACHI: Karachi University was partially evacuated on Wednesday after police received reports of three bombs on campus, DawnNews reported, but was declared clear after a sweep by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS)...

    Police control received reports of the bombs on their emergency 15 number, after which the BDS was called in to secure the university, police sources said...

  • Former Karachi University VC Dr Abdul Wahab dies

    KARACHI: Former vice chancellor of the University of Karachi and head of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Dr Abdul Wahab passed away here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness...

    Afterwards, he got his doctoral degree from the University of British Columbia, Canada...

  • BDS, Rangers comb Karachi University amid security concerns

    KARACHI: As the federal authorities ordered a sudden closure of Army Public and Bahria schools and colleges across the country for four days amid a terror threat, the Karachi University (KU) administration with the help of a law enforcement agency and a bomb disposal squad combed some areas of the campus for security reasons on Wednesday...

    Sources told Dawn that eateries and tuck shops within the university and plant nurseries along...

  • Cracker explosion near private university in Karachi triggers panic

    KARACHI: Two persons were injured when unknown miscreants resorted to firing and hurled crackers near a private university in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Johar area Monday evening, triggering fear and panic...

    “Unknown miscreants threw two crackers, which landed near the boundary wall of Habib University,” said Gulshan Superintendent of Police, Abid Qaimkhani...

  • Karachi University acknowledges services of Dr Jaffar Ahmed

    KARACHI: Speakers at a farewell event for the retired director of Karachi University’s Pakistan Study Centre, Dr Jaffar Ahmed, on Tuesday called him a precious asset for the KU whose services for research and academia would always be cherished...

    “He [Dr Ahmed] is a great asset to the University of Karachi and his services will be remembered forever,” said KU Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan, who presided over the event...

  • Karachi University staffer found dead in varsity

    An employee of University of Karachi (KU), who was suspended from duty two years ago, was found dead on Sunday within the varsity's premises in what police officials believe to be a suicide case...

    Karachi University Teachers Society (KUTS) President Shakeel Farooqi told Dawn that whenever an employee is suspended, an inquiry is launched to look into the case...

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