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KARACHI: Real estate tycoon and chairman of Bahria Town Malik Riaz announced on Thursday his plan to set up two universities – one each in Karachi and Hyderabad – to be named after Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain.
Addressing a press conference here at the Governor’s House, Mr Riaz said that a rapid bus service would be introduced in Karachi on two routes — from Bahria Township to Tower, and from Bahria Township to Quaid-i-Azam International Airport.
Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad was present on the occasion.
Mr Riaz said that he would purchase land needed for setting up a modern medicare institute as planned by Dow Medical College University and added that residential plots would be given to `martyrs’ of MQM in the Bahria Townships.
He said that construction of universities would begin in January next year and would be completed by the end of 2015 and academic activities would start in January 2016.
Governor Ibad welcomed the announcements.
Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2014
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Nov 28, 2014 09:22am
In exchange for what?
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Nov 28, 2014 09:24am
Thats a good initiative from Malik Riaz...
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Nov 28, 2014 09:30am
@One Nation
To let him live peacefully in karachi.....
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Nov 28, 2014 09:36am
This great news for the People of Karachi and Hyderabad, I specially wanted to thanks Mr. Malik Riaz his generous contribution. We need to open, more schools, colleges and universities in all over the Pakistan, the future of Pakistan lies in hands of young generation, everyone must be educated regardless of any discriminations. This is very unfortunate that Government of Sind is not investing enough in children's education.
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Nov 28, 2014 09:56am
Whatever you say, Malik is way better than other people who are rich like him. Ever heard of such things from Sharifs or Zardari or Mansha or other billionaires for Pakistan?
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Nov 28, 2014 10:08am
Excellent move by Maliki Riaz tl promote education in both the cities.
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Nov 28, 2014 10:25am
Lets see
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Nov 28, 2014 10:39am
We want more rich people like Malik Riyaz in Pakistan.
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Nov 28, 2014 10:43am
@JUSTICE Sind Education Minister says, 13000 are 'ghost' teachers in Sind but 30000 are NOT ! 7000 thousand schools are non-functional in Larkana only. Admitted on the floor of the the house that thousands of Teachers are drawing salaries monthly but are not performing duties. Schools are being used as Cattle-farms - even in Karachi. Is desh me sab chalta hai Bhai.
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Nov 28, 2014 10:45am
This guy is a very clever businessman !!!! He knows how to get things done!!!! Look at mall of lahore !!! How did he manage that!!????? One minute no planning , next it's plan sanctioned !! Keep every one sweet. !!
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Nov 28, 2014 10:47am
corruption+corruption=Corruption no chance to win
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Nov 28, 2014 11:10am
This is how this man has advanced his business interests. He has finally found the natural allies.
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Nov 28, 2014 11:17am
PL MAKE TECNICAL UNIVERSITIES - ENGINEERING, IT, MEDICAL ONLY and get them affiliated with any Scandavian country for recognition and transfer of credits
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Nov 28, 2014 12:10pm
Thank you Mr. Riaz Malik for the generosity and foresight. This country needs investments in education institutions.
Since, PPP represents rural Sindh, it shows no intention of improving the quality of life in urban areas, and is doing everything to make entire Pakistan a rural Sindh.
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Nov 28, 2014 12:12pm
@One Nation : Don't always look for exchanges.
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Nov 28, 2014 12:53pm
Hyderabad second biggest city of Sindh.........but.without university,medical or engineering college...........
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Nov 28, 2014 01:11pm
Although setting up universities is good enough but there a lot more need to produce employment opportunities. Without this, these universities will only contribute in more unemployed graduates. Moreover I think no more university should be introduced until employment is guaranteed! There are more Engineering universities then the industries where these Engineers are supposed to work after graduation. More interesting fact is that those Engineers who don't get job in Pakistan gets in foreign country, What should we infer from this fact?There is need to design and develop products instead of importing them otherwise there is no need of Engineering university.
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Nov 28, 2014 02:06pm
When universities are made on linguistic and ethnic basis will not serve the cause.
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Nov 28, 2014 02:16pm
Thanks to the efforts of MQM and its leader for talking to Malik Riaz, as they were wasting time talking to the CM and PPP.
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Nov 28, 2014 02:19pm
Seems to politics... another hub to spread violence...we need education not a violance
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Nov 28, 2014 02:26pm
Surely Malik Riaz has made a deal with MQM but if you look at all his activities through his deals he is always doing good for Pakistan. It's a big shame that he has to bribe the corrupt politicians in order to do good for Pakistan. I would go as far as saying that Pakistan is bribing it's corrupt politicians for it's very own survival!
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Nov 28, 2014 02:49pm
Malik Riaz for PM!
I personally prefer corrupt people who do some work over corrupt people who don't do anything at all. This guy Malik Riaz started from nothing. People hate him but he still gets work done. Unlike PM Nawaz and Wannabe PM Imran Khan.
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Nov 28, 2014 03:31pm
couldn't have been more hilarious this news item! a university named after a person whose politics has introduced a culture of target killings , extortion money, radicalism based on racism and the list goes on. i mean seriously what is next? a university that reads Ajmal Pahari Target Killer Institute of Science and Technology. Its a bad omen for an already troubled educational system of Sindh.
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Nov 28, 2014 03:42pm
Look at these comments. I'm afraid this nation has lost its wisdom and foresightedness to the materiality of this world of filthy rich who regardless of any code, ethics and constitution use every mean to pile up their bank accounts. Mr Malik Riaz is one such example. A nation that has lost its sense of national responsibility, its commitment towards bringing forth a free and fair system by nourishing values, ethics and good morals in the new generation simply can not progress let alone getting educated. Education is not about books and buildings only, its more about sowing seeds of sagacity,righteousness that help one differentiate between what is right and what is wrong.
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Nov 28, 2014 10:29pm
@observer ...Our problem are corrupt leaders of Sind Government, nothing will be resolve until we remove them from power, all the ghost teachers you mentioned on payroll are creation of PPP, they are ghost for us, but actually beneficiary are PPP corrupt leaders, remember we have Mr.10% head of PPP party.
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Nov 29, 2014 02:52am
@Ahmed Ali .....yes like you I won't be sending my kids to these universities!
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Nov 29, 2014 03:26am
Great, regardless of his business interest Pakistan needs such generous people, especially from business community, as this country is devoid of honest political leaders on either side of the divide.
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Nov 29, 2014 08:51pm
This is the nature of his business, he gets favours and support from the political Dons of Pakistan is exchange for doing their biddings. Pakistan is going down fast because of these corrupt people
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Nov 29, 2014 11:37pm
Thanks Altaf Bhai and Governor Ishrat and Riaz Malik for University in Hyderabad. Shame Govt of Sindh for hatred to Hyderabad People.
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