KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 18th Sep, 2026) The Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Karachi has awarded 40 PhD, and 124 MPhil degrees, five M.S. Course Work (30 Cr. Hr.), and one LLM degree in various disciplines during the recently held Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB) meeting.
It was chaired by the KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Tufail, on the other day.
The PhD degrees were awarded to Usman Ullah Khan (Arabic), Shazmeen Aslam (Biotechnology), Hassan Raza, Mohiyuddin, and Wahaj Ahmed Khan (business Administration [KUBS]), Shoaib, Shumaila Jawaid, and Riffat Abdul Ghafoor (Chemistry), Sanya Khursheed, and Shujaat Ali (Chemistry [HEJ]), Memoona Jahangir (Clinical Psychology), Jibran Rasheed Khan (Computer Science), Inam-ur-Rehman (Education), Gul Naz (Genetics), Humayun Imran Azeemi, and Zainab (Health Physical education and sports Sciences), Muhammad Muzamil, Ghulam Majid, and Muhammad Asadullah (Islamic Learning), Muhammad Bilal (Islamic Studies with Computer Technology [SZIC]), Dawood Shah Tareen (Mass Communication), Asif Iqbal (Mathematics), Mahwish Saleem (Microbiology), Junaid, and Sadaf Baqai (Molecular Medicine), Muhammad Umair Saleem (Pharmaceutics), Shumaila Qadir, and Hina Sharif (Pharmacognosy), Muhammad Rahim, and Rizwan ur Rehman (Physics), Sadia Rasheed (Plant Conservation), Khizra Jamil (Psychology), Syed Muhammad Junaid (Public Administration), Zakia Jamil, and Wajahat Hussain Shamsi (Sociology), Hafiz Muhammad Usama Bin Ayub Khan, and Muhammad Ayyaz Ameen (Space Science and Technology [ISST]), Altaf Hussain (Urdu), Ubaid Ur Rahman, and Hafiz Muhammad Kashif (Usooluddin).
The MPhil degrees were awarded to Wajid Siraj, Abid Hussain, and Azhar Mujahid (Agriculture and Agribusiness Management), Areesha Intikhab (Applied Chemistry), Samina Hussain, Sohail Aslam Rind, Rafia Altaf, Abdul Basit, Kalsoom Parveen, and Tayyba Nawaz (Applied Economics [AERC]), Ambreen Siddiqui, Jaweria Kanwer, and Iffat Idrees (Biochemistry), Dr Ayesha Khalid (Biochemistry [NCP]), Wardah Hasan, Tooba, and Tanweer Fatima, and Muhammad Aqid Raza (Biotechnology), Samia Siddiqui (Biotechnology [KIBGE]), Samra Ibad (Botany), Areesha Adil, Tooba Abid, Tooba Akbar, Syed Saad Hussain Bukhari, and Ziana Manzar (Chemistry), Naveed Farooque, Maya Kumari, Tanzeela Azeem, Haseeba, Sheeba Tarique Ali, Muhammad Farhan, Rahima Mughal, Maria, Muhammad Zakaria, Areeba Kanwal, and Aqsa (Chemistry [HEJ]), Anita, Hadiqa Fazil, Ambreen Siddiqi, Shan e Zainab, Omama Hashmi, Mariyah Tabassum, and Abeer Aslam Khan (Clinical Psychology [ICP]), Muhammad Mohsin (Computer Science), Kanwal Gul (Economics), Muhammad Ali Anjum, and Iffat Zehra (Environmental Studies), Maheen Hasan (Food Science and Technology), Syeda Hafsa Shah, Aisha Parveen, Sehrish Fatima, and Sajida (Geography), Maria Abdul Wasay (Geology), Marium Fatima (International Relations), Muhammad Arif (Islamic History), Ijaz Ahmad, Aiman, Sidra Nadir, Shaista Fakhri, Muhammad Abubakr Siddiq, Muhammad Talha Qadri, Palwasha Mehsud, Nazim Ud Deen, Muhammad Ameer Hayat, Sadia, Tanveer Fatima, and Fiyaz Ahmed (Islamic Learning), Rabia Ali (Marine Biology), Aiman Mahmood, and Syed Muhammad Hasan Naqvi (Mass Communication), Aliza Ishtiaque, Muhammad Wasif, Talha, Muhammad Aslam, and Farzana Yousaf (Mathematics), Muneeb Uddin, Yumna Moinuddin, Banita Maryam Chohan, Haiqa Khan, Tooba Khan, and Sohira Sadaf (Microbiology), Muhammad Iqbal Hussain (Molecular Medicine [PCMD]), Mishkat Ullah Khan, Shabana Perveen, and Zulfiqar Ali (Pakistan Studies), Aisha (Pharmaceutical Chemistry), Sadaf Rafiq, Hafsa Farhat Taimuri, Aliza Jafri, Maryam Sayeed, and Dania Arif (Pharmacology), Sadia Imdad (Pharmacology [BMSI]), Syeda Atika Bibi (Pharmacy Practice), Raheela (Physical Therapy), Waqar Qamar (Physics), Ummul Baneen Abbas, Javeria Ahmed, and Abeer Sajid (Physiology), Azfar ul Ashfaque (Political Science), Ifrah Naveed, Aqeila Bano, Muhammad Irtiza Siddiqui, Hira Shah, and Shagufta Fatima Qureshi (Psychology), Waleed Siddiqui, Aijaz Ahmad, and Zeeshan Malik (Public Administration), Muhammad Zaman (Quran and Sunnah), Tayyaba Shakeel (Social Work), Qurratul Ain Saeed (Space Science and Technology [ISST]), Muhammad Faisal Fahim (Statistics), Shazia, and Syed Irfan Ali (Urdu), Nazir Ahmad, Syed Muhammad Anas, Zohaib, Hafiz Muhammad Ahsan, Zia Hussain, Rahimullah, Zubair Usmani, Riasat Hussain, and Abu Bakar Siddique (Usool Ud Din), Nosheen, and Muhammad Waqar (Zoology [MRCC]).
Furthermore, Bakhtawar Safdar was awarded LL.M. (School of Law) degree, whereas M.S. 30 Cr. Hr. degrees were awarded to Qamar Abbas (Computer Science), Muhammad Abdullah (Environmental Studies), Nuvaira Iqbal (Food Science and Technology), Saleha Shah (Physical Therapy), Hafeez Ur Rehman (Space Science and Technology).
