Saint Patrick's College or St. Patrick's College is a
Catholic
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education institute located in
Karachi
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,
Pakistan
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affiliated with the
University of Karachi
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi
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.
Saint Patrick's College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education and baccalaureate degrees from the
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...
. In 1972 it was nationalized by the
Government of Pakistan
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.
In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education. 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.
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
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Pope Francis created Coutts a cardinal on 28 June ...
.
Principals
*Father Hamza Ali (1952–53)
*Fr. Darcy D'Souza (1953-1971).
*Father Amaar Asif (1963–67)
*Oswin Mascarenhas (1967–1975)
*Michael M R Chohan (1975–77)
* Father Joseph Paul (2005–2009)
*Bro. Lawrence Manuel (2009–2011)
*Mr. Alexander D'Souza (2011-2014)
*Mr. Shameem Khursheed (2014- )
President of Pakistan
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* Sunita Marshall (Actress & Fashion Model)
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Zahid Qurban Alvi
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He was nominated by the preceding Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and Opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly
Th ...
, Justice,
High Court of Sindh
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* Wasim Bari, former captain, Pakistan cricket team
* Nusrat Nasarullah (journalist)
*
Javed Jabbar
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, Church of England bishop
* Khalid Bin Shaheen, Senior Executive Vice President, National Bank of Pakistan
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Emmanuel Neno
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Major work
Along with Robert McCulloch he completed a new Urdu translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in 2014. The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelizati ...
, Christian author and translator.
* M.Osama, Pakistan Army General.
* Sikandar Sultan – Chairman,
Shan Food Industries
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Humayun Saeed
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He has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and limited number of films, and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Fil ...
, actor and producer
* Safira Bibi, public speaker
* Khalid Bajwa, computer programmer, filmmaker and entrepreneur
* Arif Ali Khan Abbasi, former secretary, treasurer, CEO, Pakistan Cricket BoardCricket World 22 June 2018 /ref>
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Yastur-ul-Haq Malik
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