GB students’ seats in Sindh varsities increased
KARACHI:27 October: The number of seats allotted for Gilgit-Baltistan in
universities across Sindh has been increased on an emergency basis on the
occasion of elections in Gilgit-Baltistan.
According to sources, the Chief Minister's House and the Department of Boards
and Universities had directed the heads of universities to immediately increase
the number of seats reserved for students in Gilgit-Baltistan and a formal
proforma was also sent to the parties in this regard.
Among the universities which saw an increase in student seats were Sindh
University, NED University, Karachi University, Dow Medical University, Mehran
Engineering University, Dawood Engineering University, People's Medical
University Nawabshah, Shah Latif University, Tando Jam Agricultural University,
IBA Sukkur included. Dr Srosh Lodhi, Vice Chancellor, NED University, said that
NED University has increased the quota of students from Gilgit-Baltistan from 6
to 10. Dr Faiz Abbasi, Vice Chancellor, Dawood Engineering University, said that
the number of seats for students of Dawood Engineering University, Gilgit-
Baltistan has been increased from 10 to 13, while 3 seats have also been added
for Azad Kashmir.The news.
