MQM-P demands withdrawal of domicile condition for Karachi’s students

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan senior leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said the residents of Karachi are unjustly being treated by the Sindh government for the past few decades.

Speaking at a press conference at the Bahadurabad headquarters of the MQM on Tuesday, he lamented that atrocious acts had been continuing against the natives of Karachi. Dr Sattar said Karachi’s future generation, which could turn around the destiny of the entire country, was unjustly being denied higher education and job opportunities by the government.

He said Karachi’s natives continued to receive cruel and unjust treatment at the hands of feudal lords associated with the Sindh government. He further alleged that Karachi’s youth were being deprived of educational and livelihood opportunities systematically by the Sindh government.

Dr Sattar alleged that such candidates were able to get admission to universities and medical colleges of Karachi who possessed bogus certificates of domicile of the city though their CNICs show that they are natives of other districts of Sindh. He claimed that Karachi-based candidates were not fairly being treated when they applied for admission to most of the universities in the city.

The MQM leader lamented that the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi also didn’t fairly treat candidates appearing in the HSSC annual examinations. He told media persons that Karachi is comprised of people belonging to different linguistic communities and the students from each community should be fairly treated. Dr Sattar informed journalists that there were around 1,180 seats in the medical colleges for Karachi-based candidates, and some reports suggested that 400 of these seats had been given to candidates who were not domiciled in Karachi.

He demanded that the condition of presenting the certificate of domicile for getting admission to medical colleges and universities in Karachi should be withdrawn. Otherwise, the government personnel involved in the issuance of the certificate of domicile should work honestly and dutifully.

The MQM leader demanded that Karachi-based candidates should get preference for admission to the public sector universities in the city. He said the quota for admission for Karachi-based candidates at the universities should be increased. Dr Sattar also demanded that there should be uniformity in the fee structure of universities in Karachi and other cities of Sindh.

Shahzad Qureshi

Shahzad Qureshi voices concern over ‘admission of candidates with dual domicile to Karachi medical colleges’ More than 100 candidates with dual domicile have reportedly gained admission to Karachi's medical colleges.

PTI leader and Sindh Assembly member Shahzad Qureshi has expressed serious concern, stating that this practice is unfair to local students. According to sources, some candidates attempted to secure admission to interior of Sindh’s medical colleges last year but failed. This year, they obtained Karachi domiciles and successfully enrolled.

A senior official from Liaquat Medical University confirmed that some students hold both Punjab and Sindh domiciles. Shahzad Qureshi has urged the government to ensure transparency in the admission process, warning that failure to address this issue may lead to public protests.