KARACHI, July 20: The University of Karachi has cancelled admissions of five students who had submitted fake documents to seek registration in two departments, according to a KU press release issued on Friday.

The statement said that KU admission director Prof Dr Khalid Iraqi cancelled the admissions of the BS (Hon) and Pharm-D for submitting the ‘forged’ marks sheets.

They were named as Memona Raza, daughter of Shahab Raza, Khalid Hameed, son of Adaalat Khan, Saeed, son of Mohammad, Darosha, daughter of Nadeem Zahid and Sania Alvi daughter of Jawed Tahir Alvi.

It said that the action had been taken after the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi did not verify their intermediate marks sheets as genuine.—PPI

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