KU VC pays a surprise visit to Mass Communication

Tehmina Qureshi

September 9th, Karachi: The Vice Chancellor of Karachi University paid a surprise visit to the department of Mass Communication on Thursday, after the students of the department had complained of the unavailability of modern equipment for practical work in the department to the Governor of Sindh last week.

Prof. Dr. Peerzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui inspected the classes and the practical lab, while giving directives that the chairperson of the department and the teacher of electronic media of the final year, to meet him next morning to discuss the issue of providing modern digital cameras for the students' practical work.

Five students of Mass Communication had gone to the Governor House with 92 other students from other departments of the University of Karachi and had voiced their concerns over the unavailability of modern digital equipment, presence of armed rangers inside the university, and illegal political activities in the university. The students had also requested to be able to work with the media cell of the Governor House and to manage their communication and PR.

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