The University of Karachi has started a two day weekly on campus class schedule from Monday, according to reports today.
Under this schedule, on campus classes will be held on Mondays and Thursdays.
The rest of the week will continue online. Morning classes on campus will run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Evening classes will take place from 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM on the same days.
Dr Siddiqui asked all teaching and non teaching staff to be present on campus during these hours.
University transport will also operate fully on Mondays and Thursdays. MPhil and PhD classes may be held on weekly holidays if departments decide so.
All department heads have been told to follow this schedule strictly. This plan will stay in effect until further notice.
Earlier, the University had moved to online learning due to a rise in petrol prices in Pakistan. Registrar Dr Siddiqui had issued a notification that morning classes from Monday, 09 March 2026, until the end of Ramzan would be online only.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi approved the decision, according to the reports.
The online shift was aimed at helping students during the last ten days of Ramzan. Transport issues caused by higher petrol prices were also considered, reports add.
PM Shehbaz rejects summary to increase petrol prices
Previously, PM Shehbaz rejected the summary to increase petrol prices by Rs95 per litre and diesel by Rs203.
He said that petrol should have been Rs544 per litre, but the government is giving it to the people for Rs322.
Additionally, he added, the price of diesel should have been Rs790 per litre; the government is providing it to people for Rs335.
The Prime Minister said that the government will bear the burden of 56 billion rupees itself.
“For me, there is nothing but the economic security of the people,” he said.
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