The Dow Medical College Students’ Union and now the DUHS Union have played a major role in student life in DMC. It provided a training ground in democracy. The elected union was the liaison between students and the College, University, Provincial and National Administration. Class of 1983 saw the last democratic elections to the Student’s Union in DMC. The class of 1984 and onwards saw no elections and to this day there is no Student’s Union in DMC. The student parties like NSF and Jamiat have their clown class representatives.
This is the months newsletter of DMC Student Union. You will find full length regular newspaper style publication that was the part of student life in Dow Days. Your will find articles, reports, editorials, interviews, opinion, cartoon sketches, sports events and much more. You may find many familiar names and many forgotten names here. TheRead More
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
Here is the souvenir Questar which was issued in 1971 by the Young Medicos Organization. The souvenir copy if courtesy of Dr. Syed Hamid Zaki, Past President of the Dow Medical College Students’ Union. Scanned by Amin H. Karim on a Fujitsu Scanner. Questar1971Vol1 Questar1971Vol2
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
Dow Medical College Karachi was established on 10th of December 1945. This is the first Dow Medical College Student’s Union; It started a tradition that lasted almost 35 years when Dow always had a Students’ Union representing the interests of the students to the Administration, Civil Hospital, University of Bombay initially and later University ofRead More
Dow Medical College celebrated it’s 25th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) in 1970 with much fanfare. The entire medical college faculty and Civil Hospital Karachi participated. Here is the cabinet that worked hard to organize the occasion. Amin H. Karim MD April 14 2018.
A Dow Reunion in Houston (September 2016) Dr. Ehtesham visited Houston last week and we had a informal chat with him about the old Dow Days. He is a graduate of class of 1962 and was an active member of NSF and very active in student politics of the day. Three years junior to himRead 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
