KARACHI: The University of Karachi has decided to confer honorary PhD on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during his visit to the metropolis on Tuesday (tomorrow).

A special meeting of the KU syndicate was held on Sunday and all the members “unanimously approved the conferment of the Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) in the Faculty of Islamic Studies to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr Seyed Ebrahim Raisi”, said a press release.

Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori had asked the KU to award an honorary PhD degree to the visiting Iranian president.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2024

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