DUHS and the adjoining Civil Hospital Karachi sit on a large city block bounded by M.A. Jinnah Road (formerly Bunder Road) on the east, Hospital Road on the North, Princess Street to the West and Mission Road to the South. Mission road continues eastward as Arambagh Road leading to Pakistan Chowk and another neighborhood of teachingRead More
In 1975 there were 7 MBBS Classes at one time, since exams for 1975 class were delayed. Our class joined in 1970 and was supposed to graduate in 1975 and finally graduated in 1977; one whole year was lost due to the India-Pakistan war in 1970 and rest due to postponements. (to read the cartoonRead More
This amateurish article (typos and all) was published in some unsophisticated Dow publication in 1988. It is not necessarily entirely autobiographical. It is largely a lament about the frequent shutdowns Dow was subjected to through intramural and city-wide violence. The Class of 1987 didn’t graduate till 1989. Students used to go at each other with axes, laathis andRead More
Student Movement in Pakistan By Dr. Syed Akthar Ehtisham Retired Orthopedic Surgeon Dowite 1962 “Hum jo Tareek rahoan mein marai gai,” (We, who were ambushed in dark alleys…) — Faiz Ahmad Faiz During their 200-year rule over India, the British colonizers had, among other self-serving measures, introduced an education system which would inhibit innovation andRead More
Late Professor Abdul Wahid, Professor of Anatomy and Principal, The first photo is from 1964 and courtesy of Dr. Nisar Ahmed Bakshi, graduate of 1964. Dow Medical College, Karachi. He was the Principal of Dow Medicine College from September 30 1969 to July 14 1978 (9 years).Prof. Wahid was very popular and the first teacherRead More
Elections to the Dow Medical College Students Union 1971. photo has been tagged by Amin H. Karim MD. To see the tags please click to enlarge it. Class of 1977 had started the first year MBBS. There are several students from 1977 class like Abdul Hamid, Nayyar Iqbal. Seated in the center in elected PresidentRead More
Dow Medical College is visited by late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1967. Next photo is a press conference or election meeting by the officials of the Dow Medical College Students Union. The days were the tumultuous days of protest against Field Marshall Ayub Khan. More details will be filled in as to the background ofRead More
This is the group photo of the graduating class of 1963-64 Photo is courtesy of Dr. Nisar Ahmed, Gastroenterologist, Houston. Uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD, Houston on November 17 2013
Class of 1960 celebrated their Silver Jubilee in April 2010 in Houston. The class included such icons as Prof. Adeeb Hasan Rizvi, Director of Sindh Institute pf Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and Dr Sayeed Ahmed, Pathologist in Houston. In the photo Prof. Abdus Saleem is presenting a plaque to Prof. Rizvi. Dr. Ahmed is inRead More
Dow Medical College Class of 1960. The Following is an account given by Dr. Ali Jumshyd, Class of 1960, who is retired and lives in Houston During the period 1955-60– Principal of the college was Dr. Mahmoud Ali Shah, Eye Surgeon; he also officiated as Secretary Health, Sind for sometime. Other notable teachers were Dr.AbdulRead More
