KARACHI, Aug 13: The sixth meeting of the governing body of the Institute of Behavioural Sciences was held on Aug 10 at its campus, says a press release.

The press release adds that at the meeting Prof S. Haroon Ahmed, the IBS executive director, introduced the new members, who are: Justice Mushir Alam, Dr Badar Siddiqui, Dr Seema Munaf, Prof K. Zaki Hassan, Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, Arif Hasan, Zubeida Mustafa, Dr Salamat Kamal, Taufiq Ahmed Khan, Dr Kaleem Butt and Sultana Siddiqui.

Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid was unanimously elected chairman for three years.

The meeting was informed that the IBS had been affiliated with the University of Karachi for MD, MMed (Psych), diploma in clinical psychology, MPhil and PhD.

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