St. Patrick's College (Karachi)

For similarly named high school run by the Roman Catholic church, see St Patrick's High School, Karachi.

Saint Patrick's College, also known as Saint Patricks Government College, is a college located in Karachi, Pakistan affiliated with the University of Karachi. It is located alongside St Patrick's High School, Karachi.

St. Patrick's College

Type	Public degree college
Established	1952
Academic staff	40
Administrative staff	11
Location	Karachi , Pakistan
Affiliations	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi Board of Intermediate Education Karachi University of Karachi
Website	stpatrickscollege.edu.pk

History

It was established in 1952 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.^[1]

Saint Patrick's College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education^[2] and baccalaureate degrees from the University of Karachi. In 1972 it was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan.^[1]

In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Principals

• Father Hamza Ali (1952–53)
• Fr. Darcy D'Souza (1953-1971).^[6]
• Father Amaar Asif (1963–67)^[7]
• Oswin Mascarenhas (1967–1975)
• Michael M R Chohan (1975–77)^[8]
• Father Joseph Paul (2005–2009)^[9]
• Bro. Lawrence Manuel (2009–2011)^[10]
• Mr. Alexander D'Souza (2011-2014)
• Mr. Shameem Khursheed (2014- )

Notable alumni

• Asif Ali Zardari, former President of Pakistan
• Sunita Marshall (Actress & Fashion Model)
• Zahid Qurban Alvi, Justice, High Court of Sindh^[11]
• Wasim Bari, former captain, Pakistan cricket team
• Javed Jabbar, ex Information Minister
• Michael Nazir-Ali, Church of England bishop^[12]
• Emmanuel Neno, Christian author and translator.
• Sikandar Sultan – Chairman, Shan Food Industries^[13]
• Humayun Saeed, actor and producer^[14]
• Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, Chief of Naval Staff 1988-2000

Other alumni

• Sir Riaz Headmaster of Mauripur Branch Of Iqra Huffaz Boys Secondary School Karachi

References

1. Paracha, Nadeem F. (July 25, 2013). "An election". DAWN.COM.
2. "Welcome to Board of Intermediate Education Karachi". www.biek.edu.pk.
3. "St Patrick's: Denationalization process". Dawn. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
4. "UCANews.com". 16 May 2005. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013.
5. Agahi January 22, 2020
6. "UCANews.com December 17, 2009". Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
7. Ali, G. and Ali, M. St. Patrick’s: A journey of 175 years. Archdiocese of Karachi, 2018.
8. "Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle". Daily Times.
9. "Dawn". 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
10. Christian Voice, 9 May 2010
11. Mr. Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine High Court of Sindh Karachi
12. Andrew Brown, Blessed with ambition: Michael Nazir-ali, in The Independent dated 12 January 2002 at independent.co.uk, accessed 11 January 2016
13. "Pakistan's King of Masalas spins his own magic". The News International, Pakistan. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
14. "7 facts you didn't know about Humayun Saeed". July 27, 2018.