Beautiful inside view of New Memon Masjid Karachi …

Beautiful inside view of New Memon Masjid Karachi …

Saint Patrick’s College

Saint Patrick’s College or St. Patrick’s College, is located in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in 1952 by Fr. Stephen Raymond as its first Principal.^[1] Until 1964 it was an intermediate college only.

Saint Patrick’s College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education ^[2] and baccalaureate degrees from the University of Karachi. In 1972 it was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan.^[3] In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education.^{[4] [5]} The denationalization was opposed by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal who claimed it would result in doors being closed to students from poor- and middle-class families.^[6]

It currently offers courses in Arts, Commerce and Science at the Intermediate level and Arts and Commerce at the baccalaureate level.

Principals

• Father Stephen Raymond
• Father D’Arcy D’Souza
• Oswin Mascarenhas (1971–1975)
• Michael M R Chohan
• Mazkoor Ur Rahman (1998-2004)
• Father Joseph Paul (2005-2009)^[7]
• Bro. Lawrence Manuel (2009-2011)^[8]
• Alexander D’Souza (2012-)

Alumni

• Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Adi Spencer, Professor, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
• Zahid Kurban Alavi, Justice, High Court of Sindh^[9]
• Wasim Bari, former captain, Pakistan cricket team
• Nusrat Nasarullah (journalist)^[10]
• Javed Jabbar, ex Information Minister
• Ashraf M. Hayat, Secretary, Planning and Development Division
• Iqbal Noor Ali, CEO of Aga Khan Foundation USA
• Fawad A. Kazi, Cardiologist Bristol Hospital USA
• Zain Sheikh, Principal, Zain Sheikh & Associates
• Khalid Bin Shaheen, Senior Executive Vice President, National Bank of Pakistan^[11]
• Samuel Robert Azariah, Bishop of Raiwind
• Sikandar Sultan, Managing Director of Shan Food Industries^[12]
• Nadeem F. Paracha, journalist, cultural critic, satirist and short story writer
• Suneeta Marshall, model and actress
• Syed Khurshid Pervez, Managing Director of AREVA T&D Pakistan
• Waseem Ahmad Baloat, General Manager Chapal Group Pakistan

Asghar Ali Shah Stadium

Asghar Ali Shah Stadium is a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. It was constructed in the memory of Late. Justice Asghar Ali Shah, former Judge in Sindh High Court, father of a renowned orthopaedic surgeon, a politician and a member of Pakistan Cricket Board Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah. Dr. Shah is also the manager of this stadium.

Ground history

The stadium was constructed in 1993 in order to facilitate the club cricket in Karachi. It was the second cricket stadium in Pakistan (first being Gaddafi Stadium) to have the facility of flood lights to conduct the game at night.

Usage

The stadium has been used for many international matches of smaller levels such as Under 17 Asia Cricket Cup, Under 19 Cricket Tournaments and also women’s cricket tournaments have been held here. Mostly, this stadium hosts first class and domestic cricket matches. Dr.M.A.Shah Night Twenty20 Trophy is also held here every year in the month of Ramadan in which cricket teams representing cricket clubs from around the country play each other.^[1]