HYDERABAD: Sindh MSF president

Published February 22, 2002

HYDERABAD, Feb 21: The central president, Muslim Students Federation (MSF), Asif Chatha, has appointed Saleem Aftab Sindhu as the provincial president of the federation.

He made the announcement while speaking at a news conference at the press club here on Wednesday.

Mr Chatha demanded that the controversial pre-entry test conducted by the IBA for admission in the medical institutions of Sindh should be cancelled, the bank challans of Sindh, LMC and Mehran universities should be allowed to be deposited in the city branches of the banks and students should be give concessions in travelling.

He further demanded that on the pattern of the Karachi educational board, the Sukkur and Hyderabad boards should also nominate respectable citizens as the members of the board.—Bureau

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