University of Karachi

{{Short description|Public university in Karachi, Pakistan}} {{Infobox university | name = University of Karachi | native_name = | image_name = Karachi University logo.png | image_upright = 0.7 | motto = رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً ([[Arabic]]) ''اے میرے رب میرے علم میں اضافہ فرما'' ([[Urdu]]) | mottoeng = ''O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge'' | established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1951}} | type = [[Public University|Public]] | endowment = | administrative_staff = 3500<ref name="Introduction - Karachi University">[http://www.uok.edu.pk/ Introduction – Karachi University]</ref> | faculty = | chancellor = [[Governor of Sindh]] | vice_chancellor = Professor Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi | students = 41,000 (Full time students only)<ref name="Introduction - Karachi University"/> | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | colours = [[Green]], [[White]] {{color box|#009900}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}} | athletics = | sports = | city = [[Karachi]] | province = [[Sindh]] | country = [[Pakistan]] | nickname = '''UoK''', '''KU''' | campus = {{convert|1279|acre|km2}}<ref name="Introduction - Karachi University"/> | affiliations = [[Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)]] [[Pakistan Engineering Council]] [[Pharmacy Council of Pakistan]] [[Pakistan Bar Council]] | website = {{URL|uok.edu.pk}} }} The '''University of Karachi''' ({{langx|ur| کراچی يونيورسٹی}}; informally '''Karachi University''', '''KU''', or '''UoK''') is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] located in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan. It was established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament as a successor to the [[University of Sindh]] (now located in [[Jamshoro]]). The university was designed by Mohsin Baig as its chief architect.<ref name="Express Tribune. 2013">{{cite news|last=Rizwan-ul-Haq|title=2013 rank: Three Pakistani universities among world's top 200|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/564260/2013-rankings-three-pakistani-universities-among-worlds-top-200/|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=Express Tribune. Haq|date=June 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GEO News">{{cite news|last=APP|title=HEC announced ranking of Pakistani universities 2013|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-108140-HEC-announced-ranking-of-Pakistani-universities-2013|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=GEO News|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Daily Times, Pakistan" /><ref name="KU Press">{{cite news|last=KU Press|title=Our History|url=http://uok.edu.pk/our-history.php|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=KU Press}}</ref><ref name="dawn news, area studies 2001">{{cite news|last=Mukhtar Alam|title=Worries of foreign students|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/3966/karachi-worries-of-foreign-students|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=dawn news, area studies 2001|date=October 30, 2001}}</ref><ref name="Express Tribune, 2012">{{cite news|last=APP|title=Enhancing relations: KU plays host to Thai students|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/400206/enhancing-relations-ku-plays-host-to-thai-students/|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=Express Tribune, 2012|date=June 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name="dawn news, srilanka">{{cite news|last=Newspaper edition|title=Sri Lanka seeks KU help to set up research facility|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1028338|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=dawn news, srilanka|date=7 July 2013}}</ref>

With a total student body of 41,000 full-time students and a campus size spanning over 1200 [[acres]], Karachi University is one of the largest universities in Pakistan with a distinguished reputation for multi-disciplinary research in [[science]] and [[technology]], [[medical]], and [[social sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who are we? |url=http://www.uok.edu.pk/welcome-address.php |website=www.uok.edu.pk |access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="dawn news, srilanka" /> The university has over 53 departments and 19 research institutes operating under nine [[faculty (division)|faculties]].<ref name="Karachi University Press">{{cite news|last=Karachi University Press|title=Who are result WE?|url=http://uok.edu.pk/welcome-address.php|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=Karachi University Press}}</ref> There are over 893 academics and more than 2500 supporting staff working for the university.<ref name="Daily Times, Pakistan">{{cite news|last=Ahtesham Azhar |title=KU lacks facilities for handicapped students |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\04\16\story_16-4-2013_pg12_1 |access-date=6 September 2013 |newspaper=Daily Times, Pakistan |date=16 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416085822/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C01%5C08%5Cstory_8-1-2013_pg13_6 |archive-date=April 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="The News International, 2013">{{cite news|last=APP|title=HEC announced ranking of Pakistani universities 2013|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-108140-HEC-announced-ranking-of-Pakistani-universities-2013|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=The News International, 2013|date=July 5, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2008, the university was named for the first time by ''[[THE-QS World University Rankings]]'' among the top 600 universities in the world. In 2009, the university was named as one of the top 500 universities in the world, while in 2016 it was ranked among the top 250 in Asia and 701st in the world. In 2019, it was ranked 801st in the world and 251st in Asia. The University of Karachi is a member of the [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]] of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="ACU Members listing">{{cite web|last=ACU press listing|title=ACU Members – Asia – Central and South|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=172&items_perpage=20&pageID=2|work=ACU Members listing|publisher=ACU Members listing|access-date=6 September 2013|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203155/https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=172&items_perpage=20&pageID=2|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History == At the time of [[creation of Pakistan|establishment]] of [[Pakistan]] as a [[sovereign state]] in 1947, the means for [[Education in Pakistan|higher education]] and research were negligible and diminished in the country.<ref name="KU Press" /> Responding to the impending requirement of [[higher learning]], [[Pakistan Government]] started establishing educational institutions of higher learning and research and thus underwent rapid modernization under a policy guided by [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Liaquat Ali Khan]].<ref name="B.C.C.&T Press University of Karachi,">{{cite journal |author=Nasib Akhtar |author2=Riazul Islam |author3=Inamur Rahman |title=A History of the University of Karachi|journal=Department of Journalism, Dept. Of History and Dept. Of Physics|date=October 1978|publisher=B.C.C.&T Press University of Karachi|location=Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan|type=Hardcover}}</ref> Its first [[Vice-chancellor]] was Dr. [[ABA Haleem]].<ref name="B.C.C.&T Press University of Karachi,"/><ref name="The News Internationale, Geneva">{{cite news|last=MUBARAK HUSAIN|title=Karachi University & its history|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/784779/karachi-university-its-history|access-date=6 September 2013|newspaper=The News Internationale, Geneva|date=Jan 30, 2013}}</ref> In 1953 it started its teaching and research activities at two faculties: the Faculty of [[Fine Arts|Arts]] and the Faculty of [[Science]].<ref name="B.C.C.&T Press University of Karachi,"/>

For the first two years, the University of Karachi remained an examination university for the affiliated colleges. Over the years, the enrollment expanded rapidly. Karachi University first intake was 50 students, the university now has 53 [[academic departments]] and 20 Research Centers and Institutes, under faculties of [[Social Sciences]], [[Science]], [[Islamic Studies]], [[Engineering]], [[Law]], [[Pharmacy]], [[Management]] and [[Public Administration|Administrative Sciences]] and [[Medicines]]. The enrollment of regular students at the campus is around 28,000.<ref name="B.C.C.&T Press University of Karachi,"/> There are over 700 faculty members and circa 2,100 supporting staff.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Karachi - About Us |url=https://uok.edu.pk/welcome-address.php}}</ref>

[[Michel Écochard|Michael Ecochard]] designed the Karachi University master plan and campus buildings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Verdeil |first=Éric |url=https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01114132 |title=Michel Ecochard sur l'autre rive de la Méditerranée |date=2019 |publisher=Atelier Baie / Villes de Martigues |isbn=978-2-919208-55-5 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Karrar |first=Shabbir Kazmi {{!}} Mariam |date=2017-11-26 |title=ARCHITECTURE: ECOCHARD IN KARACHI |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1372867 |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

===Past appointed Vice-Chancellors===

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+ List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Karachi (1951–present)<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Vice Chancellors |url=https://uok.edu.pk/administration/pvcs.php |website=uok.edu.pk |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref> |- ! Vice-Chancellors!! Department Faculty !! Tenure Starting-date !! Tenure completed-date |- |Prof. [[Abu Bakr Ahmad Haleem]]<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press">{{cite web|last=KUP|title=Former Vice Chancellors|url=http://uok.edu.pk/administration/pvcs.php|work=Karachi University Press|publisher=Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press|access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> || [[Political Science]] || 23 June 1951 || 22 Jun 1957 |- |Prof. Basheer Ahmad Hashmi<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || || 23 June 1957 || 22 June 1961 |- |Prof. [[Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi]]<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[History]] ||23 June 1961 || 2 August 1971 |- |Prof. [[Mahmud Hussain]]<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Pakistani English literature|English Literature]] || 3 August 1971 || 9 April 1975 |- |Prof. [[Saleemuzzaman Siddiqui]] (Interim)<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Chemistry]] || 10 April 1975 || 16 January 1976 |- |Prof. Ehsan Rasheed<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Economics]] || 7 January 1976 || 31 August 1979 |- |Prof. S. Masum Ali Tirmizi<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Physics]] || 1 September 1979 || 31 August 1983 |- |Prof. [[Jameel Jalibi]]<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Urdu literature]] || 1 September 1983 || 31 August 1987 |- |Prof. Manzooruddin Ahmad<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Philosophy]] || 1 September 1987 || 7 July 1990 |- |Prof. S. Irtafaq Ali<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Botany]] || 8 July 1990 || 6 July 1994 |- |Prof. [[Abdul Wahab (educationist)]] (Acting)<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi]] || 6 July 1994 || 4 April 1995 |- |Prof. [[Abdul Wahab (educationist)]]<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi]] || 5 April 1995 || 9 November 1996 |- | Prof. [[Hafeez A. Pasha]]<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Economics]] || 10 November 1996 || 24 July 1997 |- | Prof. Zafar H. Zaidi<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/>|| || 25 July 1997 || 7 January 2001 |- | Prof. Zafar Saeed Saify (Interim)<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || || 12 January 2001 || 28 February 2001 |- | Prof. Zafar Saeed Saify<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || || 1 March 2001 || 5 January 2004 |- | Prof. [[Pirzada Qasim]]<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/> || [[Neuroscience|Physiology]] || 6 January 2004 || 9 February 2012 |- | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qaiser<ref name="Vice-Chancellors of Karachi University Press"/>|| [[Botany]] || 10 February 2012 || 24 January 2017<ref name="Dr Ajmal Khan appointed as KU VC">{{Cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/karachi/24-Jan-2017/dr-ajmal-khan-appointed-as-ku-vc|title=Dr Ajmal Khan appointed as KU VC|newspaper=The Nation|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Prof. Dr. [[Ajmal Khan (botanist)|Muhammad Ajmal Khan]]<ref name="Dr Ajmal Khan appointed as KU VC"/> |[[Botany]] |24 January 2017 |4 May 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1965558/1-ku-vice-chancellor-dr-ajmal-khan-passes-away/|title=KU Vice-Chancellor Dr Ajmal Khan passes away|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2019-05-04|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref> |- |Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi (Interim) |Public Administration |16 May 2019<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 May 2019|title=Prof Iraqi appointed acting KU VC|work=Dawn (newspaper)|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1482483|access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> |1 March 2022 |- |Prof. Dr. [[Nasira Khatoon]] (Interim) |[[Zoology]] |2 March 2022 |28 July 2022 |- |Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi |Public Administration |29 July 2022 |''Incumbent'' |- |}

==Campus== {{Location map | Karachi | width = 300 | float = right | caption = Location in Karachi | alt = | label = '''KU''' | position = right | background = | lat_deg = 24.9351 | lon_deg = 67.1211 }}

The university campus area is over {{convert|1279|acre|km2}} of land, situated 12 km away from the city center of [[Karachi]]. The university has about four percent of International students who come from 23 different countries in the regions of [[Central Asia]], [[South Asia]], the [[Middle East]] ([[West Asia]]) and [[Europe]]. The university has a high standard of teaching, with many professors being well-known scholars and academics of international repute. In a short span of 40 years, the university has risen to acquire a high status in the field of education in [[Pakistan]] as well as in the region.

On November 27, 2023, the Bohra community leader [[Mufaddal Saifuddin|Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin]] inaugurated a new state-of-the-art facility for law students on the Karachi University (KU) campus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ilyas |first=Faiza |date=2023-11-28 |title=Syedna inaugurates new School of Law building at KU |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1793106 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The new School of Law building, spread over 45,000 square feet, features an Islamic ethos of positive change through education. With its large capacity, the building will allow a greater number of graduate and postgraduate students to pursue multiple law programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=APP |date=2023-11-28 |title=Dr Syedna Mufaddal inaugurates school of law building at KU |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40275483 |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>

===Academic emphasis=== The most prestigious research center of the university is the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences which has over 500 students enrolled for PhD in organic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular medicine, genomics, nanotechnology and other fields. The Husein Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Development and the Jamil-ur-Rahman Center for Genome Research are an integral part of this multi-disciplinary research center.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://iccs.edu/|title=International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences|first=Interactive Media Pakistan -|last=imedia.com.pk|website=iccs.edu|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> It was selected as the UNESCO Center of Excellence in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnanews.com.pk/58157-2/|title=ICCBS of Pakistan Becomes UNESCO's Category-II Partner - DNA News Agency|date=21 November 2016|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> The university's physics and [[statistics]] departments are claimed to be well known departments and its research output plays a vital role in the development of science and technology in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dept of Stats|url=http://uok.edu.pk/faculties/statistics/index.php}}</ref><ref name="Dept of Physics">{{cite web|last=UoK|title=Dept. of Physics|url=http://uok.edu.pk/faculties/physics/index.php|publisher=Dept of Physics|access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref>

Furthermore, the department of mathematical sciences is one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Science, which has a three-floor building consisting of an electronic laboratory for computational mathematics.<ref name="Dept of Mathematical Sciences">{{cite news|title=Dept of Mathematical Sciences|url=http://www.ngds-ku.org/math/math.pdf|access-date=7 September 2013|newspaper=Dept of Mathematical Sciences}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=KU Mathematical Sciences|url=http://uok.edu.pk/faculties/mathematics/index.php|publisher=KU Mathematical Sciences|access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref>

The department of architecture has produced award-winning designers, architects and artists, who are making their mark in the professional world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dept. of Visual Studies|url=http://uok.edu.pk/faculties/visualstudies/index.php|access-date=7 September 2013}}</ref>

===Library system===

The '''University of Karachi Library''' is officially known as the "'''Dr. Mahmud Hussain Library'''" which has houses well over 400,000 volumes dating back to the [[1600]]s, for researchers as well as for use by students of advanced studies and faculty members.<ref name="Dr. Mahmud Husain Library">{{cite web|title=Dr. Mahmud Husain Library|url=http://uok.edu.pk/library/index.php|access-date=7 September 2013|newspaper=Dr. Mahmud Husain Library}}</ref> The library became the depository of the personal book collection of [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]– the [[founder of Pakistan]].

Established and constructed in 1952, the Dr. Mahmud Hussain Library is an imposing five story and basement structure firmly placed in the center of campus activities.<ref name="Dr. Mahmud Husain Library"/> Teachers from over 100 affiliated colleges frequent the university, along with scholars from 19 research institutions.<ref name="Dr. Mahmud Husain Library"/> A loan and resource sharing system exists with other academic entities in the [[Karachi]] area.<ref name="Dr. Mahmud Husain Library"/> A digital library enables scholars and students to access online books and journals.<ref name="Dr. Mahmud Husain Library"/> 25 librarians, 10 assistant librarians and around 90 nonprofessional staff help maintain the library. The building includes six reading rooms for general purposes and six for research.<ref name="Dr. Mahmud Husain Library"/> The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences has within it the Latif Ebrahim Jamal Science Information Centre which is the national focal point for distance education.<ref name="auto"/>

Previously called the Karachi University Library, it was renamed the Dr. Mahmud Hussain Library by unanimous resolution of the Karachi University Syndicate on 12 April 1976— the first death anniversary of Prof. Dr. [[Mahmud Hussain Khan]].<ref name="uok.edu.pk">{{cite web|url=http://uok.edu.pk/library/|title=Dr. Mahmud Husain Library|website=uok.edu.pk|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> Mahmud Hussain served as the university's [[Vice-Chancellor]] from 1971 to 1975 and the library was named in recognition of his contribution to the teaching of [[social sciences]] in Pakistan. Dr. Hussain was the first professor the university appointed to its faculty of [[International Relations]] and [[History]]. He introduced [[library science]] to Pakistan by instituting the Faculty of [[Journalism]] and Library Science at the university. He also actively worked to improve the status and pay scales of the library staff to make them at par with the university's other faculty members.<ref name="uok.edu.pk"/>

== Karachi University Press == In 1957, the Bureau of Composition, Compilation and Translation (BCC&T) was established with main objectives to translate vocabulary containing Urdu synonyms of technical terms, Urdu translation of textbooks of various subjects and classical literature of foreign languages into Urdu language, and translation of Urdu classical literature into other languages. To meet the printing needs, a press was purchased in 1988. On 14 October 1999, BCC&T merged with the press operations to form Karachi University Press.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – Bureau of Composition, Compilation & Translation |url=https://kupress.pk/en/about/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Faculties and departments== The University of Karachi has 9 faculties:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uok.edu.pk/faculties/index.php |title=UoK Faculties |access-date=15 April 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+ Departments and Faculties |- ! Faculty!! The listed active Academic department(s) and the academic Chair(s) of the University of Karachi (KU) |- | Faculty of Social Sciences ||

*Department of [[Arabic]] *Department of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] *Department of [[Criminology]] *Department of [[Economics]] *Department of [[English language|English]] *Department of General [[History]] *Department of [[International Relations]] *Department of [[Islamic History]] *Department of [[Library and Information Science]] *Department of [[Mass Communication]] *Department of [[Persian language|Persian]] *Department of [[Philosophy]] *Department of [[Political Science]] *Department of [[Psychology]] *Department of [[Sindhology]] *Department of [[Sociology]] *Department of [[Social Work]]s *Department of [[Urdu]] *Department of [[Visual Studies]] *Department of Research Facility Center *[[Shah Abdul Latif]] Chair {{div col end}} |- |Faculty of Engineering || *Department of [[Chemical Engineering]] |- |Faculty of Management & Administrative Sciences<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uok.edu.pk/faculties/index.php#mas|title=Faculties|website=www.uok.edu.pk|access-date=2017-02-12}}</ref> | *Department of [[Commerce]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.uok.edu.pk/faculties/commerce/index.php |title = Department of Commerce}}</ref> *Department of [[Public Administration]] *[[Karachi University Business School]] |- |Faculty of Engineering || *Department of [[Chemical Engineering]] |- |Faculty of Education || *Department of [[Education]] *Department of [[Special Education]] *Department of [[Teacher Education]] |- |Faculty of Islamic studies || *Department of Islamic Learning *Department of Quran-o-Sunnah *Department of Usul-ud-Din *[[Prophetic biography|Sirah]] Chair |- |Faculty of Law || *School of Law |- |Faculty of Medicine || *[[Karachi Medical Dental College]] *Offers [[Master of Surgery|MS]] in [[Surgery]] and [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] in [[Medicine]] |- |Faculty of Pharmacy || *Department of [[Pharmaceutical Chemistry]] *Department of [[Pharmaceutics]] *Department of [[Pharmacology]] *Department of [[Pharmacognosy]] |- |Faculty of Science || {{div col|colwidth=10em}} *Department of [[Agriculture]] and [[Agribusiness]] *Department of [[Applied Chemistry]] *Department of [[Applied Physics]] *Department of [[Biochemistry]] *Department of [[Bio-Technology]] *Department of [[Botany]] *Department of [[Chemistry]] *Department of [[Computer Science]] (UBIT) *Department of [[Food Science]] and Technology *Department of [[Genetics]] *Department of [[Geology]] *Department of [[Geography]] *Department of [[Health]] and [[Physical Education]] *Department of [[Mathematical Sciences]] *Department of [[Microbiology]] *Department of [[Petroleum]] Technology *Department of [[Physics]] *Department of [[Physiology]] *Department of [[Statistics]] *Department of [[Zoology]] {{div col end}} |- |}

== Research institutes and centres == {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences * Applied Economics Research Centre * [[Area Study Center for Europe]] * Center for Digital Forensic Science and Technology * Center of Excellence for Women Study * Center of Excellence in Marine Biology * Center for Molecular Genetics * Centre for Plant Conservation * Confucius Institute * [[Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry]] * Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine * Jamil-ur-Rahman Center for Genome Research<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iccs.edu/pcmd/jrgr.php|title=International Center of Chemical and Biological Sciences|website=iccs.edu|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> * Dr. A.Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering * [[Dr AQ Khan Research Laboratories|Dr. A.Q. Khan Research Laboratories]] * Institute of Clinical Psychology * Institute of Environmental Studies * Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences * Department of Main Communication Network<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://uok.edu.pk/credits.php |title = Main Communication Network}}</ref> * Institute of Marine Science * [[National Institute of Virology (Pakistan)|National Institute of Virology]] * M.A.H.Q Biological Research Centre * National Center for Proteomics * National Nematological Research Centre * Pakistan Study Center * Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre * [[Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics]] * Institute for Sustainable Halophyte Utilization * Marine Reference & Research Collection Center * Umaer Basha Institute of Technology * Sardar Yasin Malik Professional Development Centre * H H Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Building—School of Law<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1793106|title=Syedna inaugurates new School of Law building at KU|website=dawn.com|access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref>

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== Alumnus and people == {{main|List of University of Karachi alumni}}

Since its establishment in 1951, the university has attracted prominent [[Scholar|scholars]] and renowned [[Educationist|educationists]] as its faculty members, researchers and associated scholars. Scholars and educationists such as [[Iqbal Hussain Qureshi]], [[Rafiuddin Raz]], [[Mahmud Hussain]], [[Saleemuzzaman Siddiqui]], [[Abdul Qadeer Khan]], [[I H Qureshi]], [[Raziuddin Siddiqui]], [[Atta-ur-Rahman]], [[Mahreen Zuberi|Mahreen Asif Zuberi]], Prof.Khursheed Ahmed, [[Bina Shaheen Siddiqui]] are some of those, that have been affiliated with the institution.<ref name="KU Press" /> The faculty was drawn not only from Pakistan but also included eminent educationists from the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]].<ref name="KU Press" /> A visit has been made by English Higher Education Leader [[Chris Husbands]] to begin collaborative awarding.

== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed"> Sheikh Zayed Islamic Center.jpg|Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre Offices Faculty-of-Arts KU.jpg|Offices of the Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Way to Arts Lobby KU.jpg|Way to Arts Lobby Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi.JPG|Applied Economics Research Centre, KU Commerce Building DOC.jpg|Commerce Building Department of Applied Chemistry University of Karachi.JPG|Department of Applied Chemistry Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Karachi.JPG|Department of Food Science & Technology, KU Arts Faculty.JPG|Arts Lobby Silver Jubilee Gate Karachi University.jpg|Silver Jubilee Gate of Karachi University Karachi University Botanic Garden Entrance.jpg|Karachi University Botanic Garden Entrance </gallery>

== Incidents == {{Main|University of Karachi bombing}} On 26 April 2022, four people including three [[China|Chinese]] nationals, were killed and four others were injured in a [[University of Karachi bombing|suicide attack outside]] the [[Confucius Institute]] located within the University of Karachi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Imtiaz Ali {{!}} Shahzeb |date=2022-04-26 |title=3 Chinese nationals among 4 dead in suicide attack at Karachi University |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1686920 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> A [[female suicide bomber]] was spotted in the attack footage, who was sent by the designated terrorist group [[Baloch Liberation Army]] operating from Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Female suicide bomber behind Karachi attack that killed 3 Chinese citizens: police |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/asia/pakistan-karachi-blast-chinese-nationals-killed-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Commerce Department UOK.jpg|thumb|Outer look of Confucius Institute faculty of commerce, after the blast, in 2022.]]

==See also== {{Portal|Pakistan}} * [[List of universities in Karachi]] * [[List of universities in Pakistan]] * [[Pakistan Educational Research Network]]

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [http://uok.edu.pk UoK official website] {{commons category|University of Karachi}}

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