KARACHI - The University of Karachi has played a vital role towards the promotion of higher education in the country.

This was stated by the Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University, Prof Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan, on Tuesday.

He was speaking at the first probe conference entitled Biology: Down the Road’ organized by the Department of Physiology, University of Karachi, at the Campus.

The Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly, Shahla Raza, said on the occasion that she feels proud to be alumnus of Karachi University.

She stated that it was an honour to visit the Department of physiology’s conference and see her teachers at Karachi University.

“Whatever I learned from my teachers of KU, I have been implementing it in my practical life, I feel proud to be an alumni of Karachi University. Physiology is an important branch of biology, its significance of study must be raised in Pakistan,” Shahla Raza added.

She also offered the Department to form a delegation of senior faculty members to have a meeting with the Education Minister and raise the issues of the Department seeking their resolutions. She also inaugurated the Department’s research journal ‘Biosight Journal’.

Vice Chancellor KU Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan in his address said that KU has played a vital role in promotion of higher education in the country. Majority of medical colleges of the city who are now full fledged universities have remained affiliated with KU for a long time.

He also announced to establish medical complex at the varsity adding that KU will now make its name in medical sciences, equal employment opportunities will be ensured for all departments degree holders in the said medical complex.

“Students and teachers must together work for the progress of all the departments of the varsity”, added Dr. Khan.

Dr Abdul Azeem presented the keynote address in which he highlighted the role of physiology in the research from the evolutionary era of Darwin till modern times.

Panel participants emphasized on the equal importance of all disciplines of biological sciences and dire need of provision of equal opportunities for all discipline degree holders.

Shaikh Shakeel Ahmed said that Drug Regulation Authority must ensure relevant and adequate legal amendments to ensure development of the medical equipments’ industry.