Our Institutions

Region	Universites	Public	Private
AJK	4	2	2
Balochistan	8	6	2
Federal Area	16	13	3
Gilgit-Baltistan	1	1	-
Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa	24	15	9
Punjab	40	22	18
Sindh	39	14	25
Total	132	73	59

The Law of Higher Education Commission Ordnance LIII of 2002 dated September 11, 2002 (vide section 10 (1) clause o) empowers the Commission to “determine the equivalence and recognition of the degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded by the institutions within the country and abroad”.

Accordingly the degrees, diplomas and certificates granted by the following Chartered Universities/Degree Awarding Institutions in public and private sectors are recognized by the Commission:

* (Universities are not being recognized/attested by the Commission because of non-availability of infrastructure requirements as set out in the Cabinet Criteria).

** ( Not Allowed to Admit Students Beyond April 30, 2009)

*** (Provisionally recognised - degree awarded by these universities will not be recognised till time their Acts are amended and infrastructure is developed as per cabinet criteria)

****( Multi-Campus Universities/Degree Awarding Institutions)

Federal Area

University Name	URL	City	Sector
National Defence University	http://www.ndu.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad****	http://www.nust.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Riphah International University	http://www.riphah.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Private
Quaid-i-Azam University	http://www.qau.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics	http://www.pide.org.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Pakistan Institute of Engineering Applied Sciences	http://www.pieas.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
National University of Modern Languages****	http://www.numl.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences****	http://www.nu.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Private
International Islamic University,	http://www.iiu.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Institute of Space Technology (IST)	http://www.ist.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Foundation University	http://www.fui.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Private
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology****	http://www.fuuast.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology****	http://www.ciit.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Bahria University****	http://www.bci.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Allama Iqbal Open University	http://www.aiou.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public
Air University	http://www.au.edu.pk/	Islamabad	Public

Punjab

University Name			URL	City	Sector
National School of Public Policy				Lahore	Public
Virtual university of Pakistan			http://www.vu.edu.pk/	Lahore	Public
University of Wah			http://www.uw.edu.pk	Wah	Private
University of Management & Technology			http://www.umt.edu.pk/index.htm	Lahore	Private
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences			http://www.uvas.edu.pk	Lahore	Public
University Of Engineering & Technology, Taxila****			http://www.uettaxila.edu.pk	Rawalpindi	Public
University of South Asia			http://www.usa.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
University of Sargodha			http://www.uos.edu.pk/	Sargodha	Public
University of the Punjab****			http://www.pu.edu.pk/	Lahore	Public
University of Lahore****			http://www.ulhr.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
University of Health Sciences			http://www.uhs.edu.pk/	Lahore	Public
University of Gujrat			http://www.uog.edu.pk/	Gujrat	Public
University of Faisalabad			http://www.tuf.edu.pk/	Faisalabad	Private
University of Engineering & Technology****			http://www.uet.edu.pk	Lahore	Public
University of Education****			http://www.ue.edu.pk	Lahore	Public
University of Central Punjab			http://www.ucp.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
PMAS University of Arid Agriculture, Murree Road	(Presentation)	(Information)	http://www.uaar.edu.pk/	Rawalpindi	Public
University of Agriculture****			http://www.uaf.edu.pk/	Faisalabad	Public
The Superior College			http://www.superior.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
National Textile University, Faisalabad (Federal Chartered)			http://www.ntu.edu.pk/	Faisalabad	Public
National College of Arts			http://www.nca.edu.pk/	Lahore	Public
Minhaj University			http://www.mul.edu.pk/home/home.php	Lahore	Private
Lahore University of Management Sciences			http://www.lums.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
Lahore School of Economics			http://www.lahoreschoolofeconomics.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
Lahore College for Women University			http://www.lcwu.edu.pk/	Lahore	Public
Kinnaird College for Women			http://www.kinnaird.edu.pk/	Lahore	Public
King Edward Medical University			http://www.kemc.edu/	Lahore	Public
Islamia University****			http://www.iub.edu.pk/	Bahawalpur	Public
Institute of Management Sciences			http://www.pakaims.edu.pk	Lahore	Private
Imperial College of Business Studies			http://www.imperial.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
Hajvery University			http://www.hajvery.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
Government College University Lahore			http://www.gcu.edu.pk/	Lahore	Public
Government College University Faisalabad			http://www.gcuf.edu.pk	Faisalabad	Public
GIFT University			http://www.gift.edu.pk/	Gujranwala	Private
Forman Christian College			http://fccollege.edu.pk	Lahore	Private
Fatima Jinnah Women University			http://www.fjwu.edu.pk/	Rawalpindi	Public
National College of Buisness Administration& Economics (NCBA&E)			http://www.ncbae.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
Beaconhouse National University			http://www.bnu.edu.pk/	Lahore	Private
Bahauddin Zakariya University****			http://www.bzu.edu.pk/	Multan	Public
HITEC University			http://www.hitecuni.edu.pk	Taxila	Private

Sindh

University Name	URL	City	Sector
Ziauddin University	http://www.zu.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
University of Sindh****	http://www.usindh.edu.pk/	Jamshoro	Public
University of Karachi	http://www.uok.edu.pk	Karachi	Public
University of East	http://www.uoe.edu.pk	Hyderabad	Private
Textile Institute of Pakistan	http://www.tip.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Sukkur Institute of Business Administration	http://www.iba-suk.edu.pk/	Sukkur	Public
Sir Syed University of Engg. & Technology	http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Sindh Agriculture University	http://www.sau.edu.pk/	Tandojam	Public
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)****	http://www.szabist.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Shah Abdul Latif University	http://www.salu.edu.pk/	Khairpur	Public
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology	http://www.quest.edu.pk/	Nawabshah	Public
Preston University	http://www.prestonpak.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology	http://pimsat-khi.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Pakistan Naval Academy	http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/	Karachi	Public
Newports Institute of Communications and Economics	http://www.newports.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
NED University of Engineering & Technology	http://www.neduet.edu.pk/	Karachi	Public
Nazeer Hussain University *		Karachi	Private
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University****	http://www.jinnah.edu/	Karachi	Private
Mehran University of Eng. & Technology	http://www.muet.edu.pk/	Jamshoro	Public
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences	http://www.lumhs.edu.pk/	Jamshoro	Public
KASB (Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari) Institute of Technology	http://www.kasbit.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology	http://www.pafkiet.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Jinnah University for Women	http://www.juw.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Isra University	http://www.isra.edu.pk/	Hyderabad	Private
Iqra University****	http://www.iqra.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Institute of Business Management	http://www.cbm.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Institute of Business Administration	http://www.iba.edu.pk/	Karachi	Public
Institute of Business & Technology BIZTEK	http://www.biztek.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture	http://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Indus Institute of Higher Education	http://www.indus.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Hamdard University****	http://www.hamdard.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Greenwich University	http://www.greenwichuniversity.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Dow University of Health Sciences	http://www.duhs.edu.pk/	Karachi	Public
DHA Suffa University *		Karachi	Private
Dawood College of Engineering & Technology	http://www.dcet.edu.pk/	Karachi	Public
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education	http://www.dadabhoy.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Baqai Medical University	http://www.baqai.edu.pk/	Karachi	Private
Aga Khan University	http://www.aku.edu/	Karachi	Private
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University	http://www.cmc.edu.pk/	Larkana	Public

Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa

Univeristy Name	URL	City	Sector
Islamia College University, Peshawar		Peshawar	Public
Khyber Medical University	http://www.kmu.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Public
University of Science & Technology Bannu	http://www.ustb.edu.pk	Bannu	Public
University of Peshawar	http://www.upesh.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Public
University of Malakand,Chakdara	http://www.uom.edu.pk	Malakand	Public
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology	http://www.suit.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Private
Qurtaba University of Science & Information Technology****	http://www.qurtuba.edu.pk/	D.I.Khan	Private
Preston University****	http://www.prestonpak.edu.pk	Kohat	Private
Pakistan Military Academy		Abbottabad	Public
NWFP University of Engineering & Technology****	http://www.nwfpuetp.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Public
NWFP Agriculture University	http://www.aup.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Public
Northern University	http://www.northern.edu.pk/	Nowshera	Private
Kohat University of Science & Technology	http://www.kust.edu.pk/	Kohat	Public
Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences)	http://www.imsciences.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Public
Hazara University, Dodhial****	http://www.hu.edu.pk/	Mansahra	Public
Gomal University	http://www.gu.edu.pk/	D.I.Khan	Public
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology	http://www.giki.edu.pk/	Topi	Private
Gandhara University	http://www.gandhara.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Private
City University of Science & Information Technology	http://www.cityuniversity.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Private
CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences	http://www.cecos.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Private
Frontier Women University	http://www.fwu.edu.pk	Peshawar	Public
Abasyn University	http://www.abasyn.edu.pk/	Peshawar	Private
Abdul Wali Khan University	http://www.awkum.edu.pk	Mardan	Public
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University***		Sharingal	Public

Balochistan

Univeristy Name	URL	City	Sector
Al-Hamd Islamic University	http://www.aiu.edu.pk	Quetta	Private
Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences, Quetta	http://www.bmc.edu.pk	Quetta	Public
University of Balochistan	http://www.uob.edu.pk/	Quetta	Public
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University	http://www.sbkwu.edu.pk/	Quetta	Public
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Science	http://www.luawms.edu.pk/	Lasbela	Public
Iqra University	http://www.iqra.edu.pk/	Quetta	Private
Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences	http://www.buitms.edu.pk/	Quetta	Public
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology	http://buetk.edu.pk/	Khuzdar	Public

Azad Jammu & Kashmir

University Name	URL	City	Sector
Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), AJ&K		AJK	Public
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad****	http://www.ajku.edu.pk/	AJK	Public
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University****	http://www.miu.edu.pk/	AJK	Private
Al-Khair University**	http://www.alkhair.edu.pk	AJK	Private

Gilgit-Baltistan

University Name	URL	City	Sector
Karakurum International University	http://www.kiu.edu.pk/	Gilgit	Public

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