Govt of Sindh grants university status to Govt College Hyderabad

Govt of Sindh has granted Government College Hyderabad the status of a university.

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has given the college the status of a university and appointed Dr. Tayyaba Zarif as its Vice-Chancellor for four years on standard terms and conditions, according to a notice issued by the Government of Sindh Universities and Boards Department.

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Dr. Zarif is currently the Dean of Nawabshah University, where he previously acted as Acting Vice-Chancellor. She achieved her MA in Education from Karachi University in 1998 and later earned her M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the same institution.

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Meanwhile, Asad Umar, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, announced that a bill to create a federal university in Hyderabad had been introduced in the National Assembly.