Dow Medical College in addition to being a training ground for Medicine was also a microcosm of politics in Pakistan. It had right, left and centrist political parties that fielded candidates for election to the Student’s Union every year.
Karachi 1957: Dow Medical College Karachi. Girl students went on a hunger strike with the following demands: 1) Better hostel facilities, (2) Better lending library (3) Passing marks should be 50% instead of 60% and other demands. Then Prime Minister of Pakistan Marhoom Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy visited the College and met with the students, reassuringRead More
Here are some photos courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Shaukat of Dow Class of 1968. Thanks you Dr. Mohammad Shaukat and Dr. Salim Chowdhrey for sharing these precious memories. To see more of these and others please join our facebook group Dowlist as well as the group Karachi Past and Present. Thanks Amin H. Karim
Elections to the Dow Medical College Students’ Union (NSF) were always a serious as well as fun affair. They were contested vigorously on a Party based system, just like in any country, and the parties themselves were formed long ideological lines, right and left of the spectrum with some in the center. Later, regional partiesRead More
Pakistan Doctors Organization was formed in 1979 to represent the interest of young doctors who felt that the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) was not representing them. It was a Pakistan wide organization with the Karachi founders at Dow Medical College Karachi. The souvenir published by them is presented and recorded here for reference. The detailsRead More
Dow Medical College in National Politics 1967: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto at Dow Medical College, 1967. From Left to right: Mairaj Mohammed Khan, ZAB, Rashid Hasan Khan, Dost Mohammed (President, Dow Medical College Students’ Union 1967-68) and standing is Dr. Taqi who now lives in Maryland. There were more than 7000 attendees. The meeting went onRead More
Founding and early members of Karachi Medicos Association. 1973-74 Photo is courtesy of Dr. Haroon Khan from UK. Drs. Anwar Jalil, Salman Faridi, Zafarullah Syed, Hamid Zaki, Mughisuddin Ahmed helped in tagging the photo. (all of Class of 1977) In the 60s and 70’s Dow was the hot bed of politics from its inception inRead More
Elections for the Dow Medical College Student’s Union. Karachi. early 1960’s. Photo courtesy of Dr. Nisar Ahmed Bakshi, Class of 1964. Houston, Texas. Police watching from the roof of the old canteen. Martial law was in effect and the country was ruled by Field Marshall Mohammed Ayub Khan. Such was the fervor and enthusiasm ofRead More
With great sadness we share this news of the demise of one of the icons in progressive movement in Pakistan, Dr. Rasheed Hasan Khan Passed Away on Saturday, April 30, 2016. We have lost a great worker and a leader. He was a true example of selfless leader who devoted his life for improving the conditionRead More
In order to get a clear idea of student movement in Pakistan, we have to look at the religious make up of the educational institutions in the regions, which became East and West Pakistan. On the western side, student activism sustained a grievous setback at the time of partition. An overwhelming majority of students wereRead More
Elections for Student’s Union were an integral part of Dow Medical College, Karachi upto the mid 1980s when they were banned. The following are some photos and account of the Elections for the the year 1964, a year before the War with India and the country under Marshall Law presided over by Field Marshall MohammedRead More
