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PhDs, MS & MPhil Degrees Awarded at the 68th GRMC Meeting at FUUAST

Last updated: July 8, 2025 6:59 pm
Haroon Ayaz
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July 8, 2025

In the 68th meeting of the Directorate of Higher Education & Research (GRMC) of Federal Urdu University, 1 student was awarded a PhD degree, 3 students were awarded MS degrees, and 1 female student was awarded an MPhil degree. The meeting was chaired by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari.

The 68th meeting of the Directorate of Higher Education & Research (GRMC) of Federal Urdu University was held under the chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari, at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi. The meeting was attended by Professor Dr. Muhammad Zahid, Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology, Professor Dr. Masood Mashkoor Siddiqui, Dean, Faculty of Management, Business & Economics, Professor Dr. Abdul Majeed Khan, Department of Chemistry, Professor Dr. Muhammad Ali Veerasyani, Director GRMC, Dr. Saima Faraz, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Abdul Rehman Yousuf Khan, Department of Arabic, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Thani, Incharge, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Dr. Lubna Bashir, Incharge, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr. Shahid Iqbal, Incharge, Faculty of Arts, while Dr. Syed Shabbir Raza, Director, Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC), and Dr. Hina Mudassir, Director ORIC, attended as observers. Dr. Muhammad Tariq Mehmood, Department of Economics, and Dr. Rahatullah, Incharge, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, attended the meeting online. Dr. Saadia Khalil served as the Acting Registrar/Secretary.

In the meeting, Umar Sufyan Ahmed, son of Ali Ahmed, was awarded a PhD in Economics. Ahmed Farooq, son of Abdul Farooq, was awarded an MS in Business Administration. Muhammad Danish Durrani, son of Muhammad Anees Durrani, received an MS in Computer Science. Muhammad Aslam, son of Imam Bakhsh, was awarded an MS in Electrical Engineering (Islamabad Campus), while Maria Ilyas, daughter of Ilyas Mustafa Khan, was awarded an MPhil in International Relations (Karachi Campus).

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