One would expect Pakistan’s third-largest university, with a student population of about 24,000 to be in a better condition than it is today. However, the conditions at the Karachi University (KU) fails to live up to its credibility, with the doors of classrooms hanging off the hinges, bathroom floors leaking, broken window-panes, three-legged chairs and an inch or two of dust on every visible surface.
Undoubtedly, the teachers and teaching standards make you feel like you are inside a reputable institute, but the minute you exit a classroom, you cannot help but be overwhelmed by a feeling of depression looking at the state of buildings and infrastructure at the KU. There are dilapidated department buildings, stairwells and broken pathways all over the campus, despite the fact that the funding authority for renovation of all departments does its part by handing over the allocated funds to the administration. However, these are not utilised for their intended purpose, and the lack of accountability makes it impossible to find out where exactly they were used instead.
I speak on behalf of all students and I request the government, media, and even NGOs to try and better the state of our university, and make it live up to its name as one of the top universities of Pakistan.
WISHAAL KHALID,
Karachi, May 17.