St. Patrick's College (Karachi)
- For the similarly named high school, see St Patrick's High School, Karachi.
Saint Patrick's College or St. Patrick's College is a Catholic education institute located in Karachi, Pakistan affiliated with the University of Karachi. It is located alongside St Patrick's High School, Karachi. It was established in 1952.[1] by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.
Saint Patrick's College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education[2] and baccalaureate degrees from the University of Karachi. In 1972 it was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan.[3]
In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education.[4] The denationalization was opposed by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal who claimed it would result in doors being closed to students from poor- and middle-class families.[5]
Principals
- Father Stephen Raymond (1952-53)
- Fr. Darcy D'Souza (1953-1971).[6]
- Oswin Mascarenhas (1971–1975)
- Michael M R Chohan[7]
- Father Joseph Paul (2005–2009)[8]
- Bro. Lawrence Manuel (2009–2011)[9]
- Mr. Alexander D'Souza (2011-2014)
- Mr. Shameem Khursheed (2014 till today)
Alumni
- Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Asif Ali Zardari, former President of Pakistan
- Adi Spencer, Professor, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
- Sunita Marshal (Actress & Fashion Model)
- Zahid Kurban Alavi, Justice, High Court of Sindh[10]
- Wasim Bari, former captain, Pakistan cricket team
- Nusrat Nasarullah (journalist)[11]
- Javed Jabbar, ex Information Minister
- Michael Nazir-Ali, Church of England bishop[12]
- Khalid Bin Shaheen, Senior Executive Vice President, National Bank of Pakistan[13]
- Emmanuel Neno, Christian author and translator.
- M.Osama, Pakistan Army General.
- Sikandar Sultan – Chairman, Shan Food Industries[14]
References
- ↑ "147 years of St. Patrick's High School". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
- ↑ Affiliated colleges of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi
- ↑ "Applications received for denationalization of educational institutions in the light of the decision of Sindh cabinet 2001".
- ↑ "St Patrick's: Denationalization process". Dawn. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
- ↑ "UCANews.com". 16 May 2005. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013.
- ↑ "UCANews.com December 17, 2009". Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
- ↑ Daily Times April 21, 2006
- ↑ "Dawn". 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
- ↑ Christian Voice, 9 May 2010
- ↑ Mr. Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. High Court of Sindh Karachi
- ↑ "Business Recorder". 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
- ↑ Andrew Brown, Blessed with ambition: Michael Nazir-ali, in The Independent dated 12 January 2002 at independent.co.uk, accessed 11 January 2016
- ↑ INTERVIEW: increasing flow of remittances Daily Times, 30 May 2010
- ↑ "Pakistan's King of Masalas spins his own magic". The News International, Pakistan. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2014.