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KU awards 125 MPhil, 52 PhD, other degrees in various disciplines

KU awards 125 MPhil, 52 PhD, other degrees in various disciplines

KARACHI: The Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Karachi has awarded one DSc (Doctor of Science),  52 PhD, 125 MPhil, eight M.S. Course Work (30 cr. Hr.), and two LLM, and one MS (Master of Surgery) degrees in various disciplines during the recently held ASRB meeting.

The KU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi chaired the meeting which awarded DSc degree to Professor Dr Syed Ghulam Musharraf (Chemistry), and PhD degrees to Rooma Asajed (Applied Economics), Ayisha Aman Ullah (Biotechnology), Amber Khan (Biotechnology [KIBGE)], M. Hamza Farooqui (Business Administration), Syeda Farah Bukhari (Chemistry), Shahbaz Shamim, Muhammad Ramzan, Areej Alvi, and Anila Bashir (Chemistry [HEJ]), Mahpara Naeem (Commerce), Afaq Ali Khan, Rabia Shakir, Arbab Muhammad Jehandad (Economics), Syed Sikander Shirazi and others.

Meanwhile, the MPhil degrees were awarded to Muhammad Hammad Ul Haque, Syed Mujtaba Ali Nizami, Seemab Naeem, Saira Bano, Lucky Bizenjo, Syeda Sadaf Shah, Muhammad Ishfaq, and Naila Rehmat (Applied Economics [AERC]), Iqra Shehzadi, Naima Saleem, and Farzeen Jamal (Biochemistry), Bakhtawar (Biochemistry [BMSI]), Uzma Hafeez (Biotechnology), Urooj Alam, Syeda Marya Zaidi, and Hareem Shaheen Abbasi (Biotechnology [KIBGE]), Syeda Nida Zehra Rizvi, Namera Khalid, Samreen, and Farooq Ahmed (Botany), Abdul Manun, and Lubna Mairaj (Chemistry), Zamara Sarwar, Hira Naz, Kinza Naseer, Nabeela Kausar, Atiya Habib, Faisal Khan, Sadia Gul, Nadeem Ahmad, Zahida Batool, and Mahjabeen Hassan (Chemistry [HEJ]), Habiba Ali, and Aqsa Saleem (Clinical Psychology), Faheem Ahmed, Ahsan Manzoor, and Saima (Computer Science), Zunaira Nadeem (English [Literature]), Sehar Azhar Dar, and Michael Hieman Simon (European Studies), Syed Jazib Shamim (General History), Saba Naz (Mass Communication), and others.

During the ASRB meeting, the Master of Surgery (MS) degree was awarded to Dr Syed Fahad Ahmed (MBBS) in Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery and the LLM (Law) degrees were awarded to Shakeel Ahmed and Erum Iftikhar Ahmed.

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Furthermore, the M.S. (Course Work [30 cr. Hr.]) degrees were awarded to Muhammad Aqeel Azam (Business Administration), Muhammad Khurram Khan (Computer Science), Kashif Naseer   (Computer Science [Evening Program]), Ayesha Faruqui (Food Science and Technology), Rutaba Rizwan (Genetics), Maryam Touheed (Mass Communication), Mehar Un Nisa (Microbiology), and Muhammad Amin (Philosophy).

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