KARACHI, Feb 26: Karachi University’s board of advanced studies and research awarded eight PhD and as many MPhil degrees to 16 students on Tuesday.

Those who were awarded PhD degrees were Muhammad Mujtaba Ali (pharmacology), Tahir Hameedullah Khan (applied criminology), Lubina Abdi (chemistry HEJ), Najamur Rehman (pharmacognosy), Nuzhat Sultana (pharmacology), Tahira Mohsan Ali (food sciences and technology), Abida Anwar (biotechnology KIBGE), and Farukh Mansoor (chemistry).

Researchers who were awarded MPhil degrees were Hazrat Yusuf (applied chemistry), Mariam Munawar (chemistry HEJ), Muhammad Aetimadullah Khan (pharmacology), Syeda Tamkeen Fatima (molecular medicine), Nageena Gul (public administration), Asif Ali (applied chemistry), Saidia Arif (pharmaceutical chemistry), and Faisal Sultan Qadri (applied economics). — PPI