'We hope that the Sindh Chief Minister will attend this convocation as a chief guest, he said this in a press conference held in the KMC Head Office regarding the 5th Convocation of the KMDC which is scheduled to be held on the March 31, said a statement on Monday.
Chairman of Finance Committee Nadeem Hidayat Hashmi, Chairperson Medical Committee Naheed Fatima, Senior Dirctor Medical Services Dr. Beerbal, Vice Principal Prof. Dr. Mehmood Haider, Secretary Convocation Prof. Dr. Nasir Ali Khan and other officers were also present on this occasion.
The Mayor said that after five years convocation of KMDC was being held, the annual admission at this college is now 100 which were previously 50.
He said this college was established in 1991 and since then it is one of the major medical institutions in the city of Karachi. Its faculty has many renowned doctors and professors.
The Mayor said about 917 graduates who completed their study from 2013 to 2017 would get their degrees in the convocation and this include 572 MBBS and 345 BDS Graduates.
He said the students of this college got distinctions in the University Examinations and also held positions and such students will be awarded with gold medals on this event.
Giving reply to some of the questions on this occasion Mayor Karachi said the directive of Chief Justice of Pakistan were quite right for cleaning of Karachi and everyone want this city to be clean.
However this has to be decided who have this basic function of lifting of garbage and now this matter has gone to the water commission and now its decision will be implemented. He said in past DMCs used to remove the garbage and with the setting up of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board this responsibility was entrusted to the board.
He said we are making all efforts to improve the performance of KMC Hospitals and the Chief Minister is extending cooperation in this connection.
"I want that he also visit along with me these hospitals so we could take practical steps for bringing improvement in these hospitals," he said.