Girl students top in all KU faculties.

Byline: Faiza Ilyas

KARACHI -- At the 30th convocation of Karachi University (KU) held on Saturday at the Valika Cricket Ground, girl students once again established their academic supremacy over their counterparts as they stood first in all faculties.

Overall, the university awarded 208 gold medals, most of which went to girl students. Appreciating their efforts, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, also the chancellor of public-sector universities, urged female students not to let their talent and professional excellence go wasted and serve society even if life took them to another path.

'I have been seeing this trend at other universities as well, which initially surprised me. Girl students are performing well and taking top positions in almost all faculties.

'We must acknowledge their hard work. But, what's unfortunate is that society loses these bright students once they get married,' said the governor.

30th convocation of Karachi University held

This wasn't just a personal loss, its Pakistan's loss, he added.

The government, he said, spent a lot of money on education and expected students to serve the country once they finished their academic career.

Parents and society should also extend maximum support to working women, he said.

Speaking about the government's efforts for the youth, the governor said many children wanted to go abroad after getting their graduation degree, which indicated their mistrust in country's system.

'I want to tell you that this government has created a lot of opportunities for you in the shape of Ehsas and Kamyab Jawan programmes that would help you get scholarships and earn a decent livelihood.'

Also, he pointed out, it's the first time that the World Bank had included Pakistan's name in the list of 20 countries which would run 70 per cent economies of the world.

'There is no shortage of job opportunities in the country. You must believe in yourself and make the best use of opportunities available to you,' he said, while emphasising that youth should dream big and must realise their responsibility towards society and humanity.

Earlier, Prof Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, the acting Vice Chancellor of the KU, talked about the university's achievements and said the international ranking of the university had significantly improved due to the hard work of faculty members.

He also referred to the international collaboration the university was trying to develop with other universities.

'The university has recently earned a...