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Category: 1950s

Dow Medical College Fete in 1954

This is from the collection of Mr. Nadeem S. Haroon whose uncle was in Dow at the time. Dow Medical College had the best fetes and shows in town. Many famous celebrities got propelled from here. Per Dowite Dr. Sohail Ansari on FaceBook post: There was one fete in our times at Dow held atRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD August 29, 2018

A Page from Prof. Wahid’s Dairy

This page was sent to me from Prof. Abdul Wahid’s daughter Prof. Zarnaz Waheed. He wrote these verses, it seems in 1959 or maybe later. He read this after his retirement in 1985 at the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Class of 1960. Dr. Mohammad Hafeez Rahman recorded this and the video hasRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD August 11, 2018

Young Medicos Organization (YMO) 1971

The Birth of Young Medicos Organization 1957: YMO was a student organization in Dow Medical College that was formed for the purpose of working for the students of Dow and instilling in them a sense of community service. With time it became a “political organization” fielding candidates for the cabinet of Dow Medical College Students’Read More

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Amin H. Karim MD June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Students Rendering the National Anthem in 1950’s

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Amin H. Karim MD March 30, 2018

Prof. Fareeduddin Baqai (1935-2017)

        Dr Fareed Uddin Baqai and his wife Dr Zahida Baqai were medical practitioners and surgeons who had been educated in Pakistan and the United Kingdom and began to practice in Karachi, which at that time was the capital. In the late 1960s, the Baqaians started a private sector hospital in Nazimabad,Read More

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Amin H. Karim MD July 10, 2017

Prof. Mir Abdul Basir

(Photo and text courtesy of Shehla Hussain MD) Prof. Dr. Mir Abdul Basir, M.B.B.S., PhD (London) was the Prof. of Physiology at the Dow Medical College, Karachi, from 1948 to 1951. He then moved to Liaquat Medical College as its founder Principal – cum – Prof. of Physiology where he served until his retirement inRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD August 25, 2015March 10, 2024

Dow Class of 1958 – A class Picnic

This memorable picture is provided by Dr. Nasir Shahab, class of 1989. The picture is from the archives of his mother class photos. His mother pictured here, sitting in the center. Post provided by, Dr. Nasir Shahab Class of 1989.

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Rizwan Karatela March 19, 2015

Professor Salma Vahidy-Akram

Professor Salma Vahidy-Akram passed away on November 27 2014 Photos courtesy of Dr. Azhar Iqbal. Note from Dr. Ahmed Sayeed Houston, Texas  (Dow 1960) Dr Salma Akram was wife of my class fellow Dr Mohammed Akram. Both were Pathologists and became professors at Dow Medical College. Dr Salma was 1959 Dow graduate, one year seniorRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD November 29, 2014November 29, 2014

Student Politics in Pakistan

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

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Amin H. Karim MD July 6, 2014July 6, 2014

Hunger Strike DMC 1956

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.  

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Amin H. Karim MD March 9, 2014
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