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.
Some of the pictures from 1965-66. The visit of health secretary visit, inauguration of Habib Bank in Dow Medical College in 1966. The information and pictures provided by Dr. Zakiuddin Oonwala. Amir Mohammed Khan Health Secretary, West Pakistan inaugurated Post office Premises and laid the foundation of Habib Bank Branch within the college premises. TheRead More
Here are some glimpses of National politics being reflected in the Dow Medical College campus in the early 1960’s when Dow Medical College had an active Student’s Union with democratically elected student representatives. Student Unions were banned in 1999 or so. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto at the Dow Medical College, Karachi adressing students in 1967. MairajRead More
Student politics in Pakistan: A celebration, lament & history By Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 3 days ago DAWN JULY 2 2014 This is an abridged version of a detailed paper written by the author in 2009. The paper has been frequently used by various western and local academics as a reference tool to trace the history andRead More
Photo courtesy of Dr. Ahmed Sayeed Houston, Texas. Magazine Secretary of DMC Student’s Union with his friends on hunger strike to press for the student’s demands of a library and other facilities at the medical school.
From the Archives: page from Dow Magazine 1953 The Victory Day as noted in the Dow Magazine 1953. While the details are not noted this picture gives the glimpse of the student activism in 1950s. Dow had been the institution always in the forefront of national politics and played pivotal role in shaping of theRead More
Medicos Struggle 1956. Strikes by students of Dow Medical College Karachi to highlight their demands. Photo courtesy of Dr. Sayeed Ahmed MD Houston, Texas. To see more details in the photo please click on it.
My name is SYED KHALID ANWER. I am the President of the Students union at Dow. Yes you read it right, ” AM’” DMCSU 1983 is the last union at Dow, after which the students unions were banned. So technically I am still the incumbent President. I am an Ophthalmologist and am based in UKRead More
Golden Memories of Dow Medical College M. Basheer Ahmed, M.D. Class of 1955-60 I was admitted to Dow Medical College in 1955. We were all very excited about starting the Medical School, which was the fulfillment of our dream. Gradually, I became friends with few like-minded students who were serious students with a primary goalRead More
Dow Medical College Elections 1983. NSF Victory. The Student’s Union election in the year 1983 was the last Union in Dow Medical College. Union activity in Colleges and Universities was banned after that. The Students Union of 1982 consisted of: (please correct if this information is in error) President: Raheel Rasheed Khan General Secretary NasirRead More
