KARACHI: Dr. Samreen Hussain, Vice Chancellor of Dawood University of Engineering and Technology Karachi, remained safe in the attack by armed men in Karachi on Tuesday.
The VC was attacked when she was on her way to attend an Independence Day function in Orangi. Unknown persons fired at her car but she remained safe in it.
Dr. Samreen, wife of senior PPP leader Dr. Asim Hussain, was unharmed in the attack, police said, adding that an investigation into the matter has been initiated.
According to the official website of Dawood University, Dr. Samreen has the honor of being the first female Vice Chancellor of any UET in Pakistan.
She is the founding vice chancellor of two public sector universities of Sindh, Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University (BNB WU), Sukkur and founding member of the Sindh Higher Education Commission, member of the Federal Higher Education Commission, the first woman elected member. Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) is the governing body in the discipline of electronic engineering.
