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Category: Dow and Politics

  • Dow Medical College Elections 1962

    Dow Medical College Students’ Union Elections 1962! Under surveillance of the Field Marshall! Abdul Razzak of Young Medicos Organization (YMO) won. The last President of DMCSU in 1982-83 was Khalid Anwar (NSF) who continues to be the “President in Exile for Life” since elections were banned thereafter!

  • 1957: Girl Students Strike

    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, reassuring…

  • Some Events in 1967-68

    Here are some photos courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Shaukat of Dow Class of 1968. This photo is courtesy of Dr. Salim Chowdhrey of 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…

  • Elections to the Dow Medical College Students’ Union 1971/72.

  • Souvenir of Pakistan Doctors Organization 1981-82

    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 details…

  • Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Visited Dow 1967

    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 on…

  • Advent of Karachi Medicos Association 1973-74

    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 in…

  • DMC Student’s Union Elections 1964

    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 of…

  • Dr. Rasheed Hasan Khan Passed Away

    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 condition…

  • Student Movement in Pakistan (By S. Ehtisham MD, Dow 1962)

    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 were…