The Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB), University of Karachi, has awarded eight PhD, 22 MPhil, and one MS Course Work (30 Credit Hour) degrees in various disciplines. The KU Registrar Professor Dr Saleem Shahzad said that the ASRB in its recently held meeting under the chairmanship of the KU Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi awarded these degrees.

According to him, the PhD degrees were awarded to Sajid Iqbal Alyana (Clinical Psychology), Faiz Uddin Ahmad and Shehnaz Gul (Urdu), Iqra Rasheed (Botany), Muhammad Yaseen (Sociology), Faisal Ahmed Khan (ISPA), Rafat Murad (BMSI) and Hira Arshad (Food Science and Technology).

Meanwhile, he mentioned that the MPhil degrees were awarded to Wijdan Hasan and Asadullah Khattak (Chemistry), Hafiz M Ikram Awan and Khurram Shahzad (Islamic Learning), Rozeena Sattar, Asmat Jamshaid and Syeda Faryal Mahmood (Clinical Psychology), Mehwish Ali (Psychology), Umme Farwa (Applied Economics), Iqra Atique (Biochemistry), Rabia Sultan, Kanwal Khan, Mahrukh Nasir, Aisha Ishaque, Sidrah Shams and Syeda Farah Shah (Molecular Medicine), Syed Arsalan Ali (Food Science and Technology), Shabih Haider (Economics), Fatima Kiran (Mass Communication), Sohail Anwar (International Relations), Bacha Rehman and Riffat Shoaib (Islamic History).

The KU Registrar Professor Dr Saleem Shahzad further said that the MS Course Work (30 credit hours) degrees were awarded to Rafey Ali (Geography [GIS]).