St. Patrick's College (Karachi)

Saint Patrick's College, also known as Saint Patricks Government College, is a college located in Karachi, Pakistan affiliated with the University of Karachi. It is located alongside St Patrick's High School, Karachi.

For similarly named high school run by the Roman Catholic church, see St Patrick's High School, Karachi.
St. Patrick's College
TypePublic degree college
Established1952
Academic staff
40
Administrative staff
11
Location
Karachi
,
Pakistan
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi
Board of Intermediate Education Karachi
University of Karachi
Websitehttp://www.stpatrickscollege.edu.pk/

History

It was established in 1952 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.[1]

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.[1]

In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education.[3] 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.[4]

The Father Stephen Raymond Scholarship Program for students was launched by the college in 2014. On January 5, 2020, the fifth scholarship ceremony was held at the College, attended by Cardinal Joseph Coutts.[5]

Principals
  • Father Hamza Ali (1952–53)
  • Fr. Darcy D'Souza (1953-1971).[6]
  • Father Amaar Asif (1963–67)[7]
  • Oswin Mascarenhas (1967–1975)
  • Michael M R Chohan (1975–77)[8]
  • Father Joseph Paul (2005–2009)[9]
  • Bro. Lawrence Manuel (2009–2011)[10]
  • Mr. Alexander D'Souza (2011-2014)
  • Mr. Shameem Khursheed (2014- )

Alumni

References
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  2. "Welcome to Board of Intermediate Education Karachi". www.biek.edu.pk.
  3. "St Patrick's: Denationalization process". Dawn. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  4. "UCANews.com". 16 May 2005. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013.
  5. Agahi January 22, 2020
  6. "UCANews.com December 17, 2009". Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
  7. Ali, G. and Ali, M. St. Patrick’s: A journey of 175 years. Archdiocese of Karachi, 2018.
  8. "Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle". Daily Times.
  9. "Dawn". 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  10. Christian Voice, 9 May 2010
  11. Mr. Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine High Court of Sindh Karachi
  12. "Business Recorder". 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
  13. Andrew Brown, Blessed with ambition: Michael Nazir-ali, in The Independent dated 12 January 2002 at independent.co.uk, accessed 11 January 2016
  14. INTERVIEW: increasing flow of remittances Daily Times, 30 May 2010
  15. "Pakistan's King of Masalas spins his own magic". The News International, Pakistan. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  16. "7 facts you didn't know about Humayun Saeed". July 27, 2018.
  17. "Meet Safira Bibi, A Girl With A Vision Far Beyond Her Sight". July 8, 2019.
  18. Zahid, Anusha (December 23, 2017). "The Baj(w)a behind Patari". Aurora Magazine.
  19. June 2018, Salim Parvez Friday 22. "Not a Gentlemans Game - Arif Ali Khan Abbasi". Cricket World.

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