HYDERABAD, Nov 23: There is an urgent need to establish an ultra-modern cardiac laboratory at the Liaquat University Hospital.

This was said by the vice chancellor of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences while speaking at a fund-raising function-cum-Iftar party on Friday.

Expressing grave concern over alarming increase in heart diseases, the vice chancellor said that patients had to be referred to Karachi for all kinds of invasive diagnostic procedures.

He said that a modern building had been constructed near Deewan Mushtaq Cardiac ward and only necessary equipment was needed to start cardiac and by-pass surgeries as well as angiography.

Speaking on the occasion, the chairman of the department of cardiology said that the necessary equipment would cost at least Rs50 million.

SINDH UNIVERSITY: The University of Sindh on Friday announced the names of the position holders in various disciplines, including M.Ed. (morning) semester examination 2001, B.Ed. (morning) semester examination 2001, B.Ed. (evening) semester examination 2001, M.Sc. (final) criminology semester examination 2001 and 2000, M.Sc. (hons.) final computer science 2001, B.Sc. (hons.) part-III computer science 2000, M.Sc. (pass) final chemistry 1999, final professional B. Pharmacy 2001, B.A. (hons.) part-III international relations 2000, M.A. (hons.) final international relations 2000, M.A. (pass) final international relations 2000. M.Sc. (hons.) final geology 2000, M.Sc.(pass) final biochemistry 2000, M.A. (pass) final international relations 1999, M.A. (hons.) final international relations 1999, B.A. (hons.) part-III international relations 1999, B.Sc. (hons.) part-III geology 1999.