Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Naval Chief inaugurates new building of dental Ccollege,hospital 

Naval Chief

KARACHI Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, inaugurated the newly constructed building of Bahria University Dental College and Hospital at Bahria University Health Sciences Campus, Karachi. The ceremony marked a major milestone in the institution’s pursuit of excellence in healthcare and education. Addressing the ceremony, the Naval Chief expressed deep satisfaction over the … Read more

KU Syndicate approves to establish campus’s medical, dental college

KU

KARACHI: The Syndicate meeting of the University of Karachi in principal approved the proposal of establishing KU’s medical and dental college.

The members recommended submitting a detail feasibility report along with the objective analysis to the Syndicate members for further deliberation.

The conceptual approval to establish KU’s medical and dental college was approved so that the University of Karachi could invite interested parties to the medical and dental college project.

The KU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi chaired the Syndicate meeting, which was held at the VC Secretariat on Wednesday.

The KU Syndicate approved the minutes of the Finance and Planning Commission meeting dated December 29, 2023, and proposed to revise the budget for 2024-25 at the earliest.

The Syndicate also approved the appointments of the chairperson and director(s) in various departments and institutes.

The KU Syndicate also granted permission to the faculty, staff, and employees of centers for a funeral in the campus’s graveyard.

The Syndicate members agreed to award BPS-19 to assistant professor (Temporary) to the in-service lecturers BPS-18 based on PhD qualification on the availability of the budgeted posts in the concerned departments.

The Syndicate asked the KU Registrar Prof Dr Abdul Waheed to check the previous syndicate resolution and record for the up-gradation of various non-teaching posts and share his report with the members in the next meeting.

The KU Syndicate also approved the suggestion of the Advanced Studies and Research Board to award the MPhil degree to (late) Syed Tanveer Hayder after his demise based on external reports.

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Dar urges healthcare professionals to serve needy, deserving with compassion

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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar urged the healthcare professionals to stay committed to their noble profession and knowledge by undertaking the responsibility towards the needy and deserving with compassion and empathy.

Addressing a convocation ceremony of HBS Medical and Dental College, the deputy prime minister said that in the healthcare sector, the professionals should accord high priority to the needs of the deserving and needy and should not forget the high values taught by Islam which emphasized upon making of efforts for the betterment of others.

Dar said that together, they could transform Pakistan into a developed and prosperous country among the comity of nations as the country had the immense capacity and the nation was resilient to overcome all challenges.

He cited that when they formed the government, the country was on the verge of default, but they took drastic steps to ensure economic turnaround.

The deputy prime minister further stressed upon making of sincere efforts to become a member of G20. “Things are turning around and Pakistan is not more in isolation among the comity of nations as claimed by certain critics,” he added.

He also regretted that in the past, whenever the PML-N government strived to put the country on path of progress and prosperity, some hidden hands tried to disrupt that journey.

The deputy prime minister said that a committee had been working to address issues of medical sector, adding it would assess healthcare demand and supply in the country, ensure quality education and propose policy measures to the prime minister. He also lauded the contributions of the private sector in imparting medical education.

He also underlined the need of making further efforts for shaping the younger minds for future challenges and said that coordination was crucial in shaping the new generation with skills.

The future of the healthcare system in Pakistan was bright, he added. The deputy prime minister also wished success for the new medical graduates and reminded them that they were entering into a new phase of life full of challenges and opportunities.

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The first-year BDS results have been announced by UHS Lahore

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The result of the first professional BDS annual examination 2020 was announced on Friday by the University of Health Sciences (UHS).

The first professional BDS yearly examination 2020 was held in March – April 2021.

A total of 983 students from various institutes took part in the examination. Five hundred and eighty-six students passed the exam, while three hundred and ninety-three students have failed.

Raheen Pasha of Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, was given the first position with a score of 618 out of 700.

Ujala Mehdi, who got 598 marks, and Maleeha Zamir, who scored 597 points, secured second and third positions, respectively. Mehdi studied dentistry at the de ‘Montmorency College of Dentistry in Lahore, while Zamir studied medicine and dentistry at the FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry in Lahore.

Four students’ results were withheld.

According to the university, the overall cut-off percentage for first-year BDS students was 58.84 percent, with Akhter Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore, having the highest pass rate of any university on the UHS Lahore list.

Thirteen students received honors in Anatomy (including histology), 11 in Physiology, five in Oral Biology and Tooth Morphology, and nobody received honors in Biochemistry.

According to UHS Lahore, candidates who did not pass the exams should submit their admission forms before August 9, 2021, and with a double fee on August 16, 2021.

Supplementary examinations will begin on August 31, 2021.

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