KU grants one acre of campus land to SHEC
IV Report KARACHI: In an uncommon move, the University of Karachi (KU) syndicate on April 17 formally approved the allocation of one acre of the university's protected land to the Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC), responding to the commission’s request for space within the campus. According to a KU press release, the syndicate meeting, chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, reviewed and endorsed the recommendations of a designated subcommittee, which had examined the matter. The subcommittee recommended the allocation of one acre—half of SHEC’s original request for two acres—concluding that the reduced space would sufficiently meet SHEC's construction needs. This decision follows an earlier meeting held on August 31, when the syndicate had agreed in principle to the land transfer and formed the subcommittee to evaluate the proposal and outline the transfer’s terms. The move has since sparked concerns among faculty, alumni, students, and other stak...