Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan is the main body which regulates the establishment and working of Higher Education in Pakistan.
Below is the list of HEC Recognized Universities in Pakistan. For admission in any university in Pakistan, it is imperative to check the status of that university with the HEC.
As per the latest available record on HEC website, there are 209 HEC recognized universities in Pakistan. Out of 209 universities, there are 83 private and 126 public universities.
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Universities by Charter
Chartered by | # |
---|---|
Government of AJK | 7 |
Government of Balochistan | 9 |
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 38 |
Government of Pakistan | 37 |
Government of Punjab | 62 |
Government of Sindh | 56 |
Universities by Discipline
Discipline | # |
---|---|
Agriculture & Veterinary | 1 |
Arts & Design | 1 |
Engineering & Technology | 7 |
General | 193 |
Medical | 7 |
Universities by Province / Region
Province / Region | # |
---|---|
Azad Jammu & Kashmir | 7 |
Balochistan | 9 |
Gilgit Baltistan | 2 |
Islamabad Capital Territory | 22 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 40 |
Punjab | 70 |
Sindh | 59 |
HEC recognized Universities
Source: HEC Website 2020
# | Name | Sector | Chartered By | Discipline | Province | City |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abasyn University | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
2 | Abbottabad University of Science and Technology (AUST) | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Abbottabad |
3 | Abdul Wali Khan University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Mardan |
4 | Aga Khan University | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Sindh | Karachi |
5 | Air University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
6 | Al-Hamd Islamic University | Private | Government of Balochistan | General | Balochistan | Quetta |
7 | Ali Institute of Education | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
8 | AlKhair University (Admission banned at all levels) | Private | Government of AJK | General | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Bhimber |
9 | Allama Iqbal Open University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
10 | Bacha Khan University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Charsada |
11 | Bahauddin Zakariya University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Multan |
12 | Bahria University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
13 | Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Balochistan | General | Balochistan | Khuzdar |
14 | Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences (BUITEMS) | Public | Government of Balochistan | Engineering & Technology | Balochistan | Quetta |
15 | Baqai Medical University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
16 | Barret Hodgson University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
17 | Beaconhouse National University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
18 | Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
19 | Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology & Skill Development, Khairpur Mirs | Public | Government of Sindh | Engineering & Technology | Sindh | Khairpur |
20 | Brains Institute Peshawar | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
21 | Capital University of Science & Technology | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
22 | CECOS University of Information Technology & Emerging Sciences | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
23 | Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur | Public | Government of Punjab | Agriculture & Veterinary | Punjab | Bahawal Pur |
24 | City University of Science and Information Technology | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
25 | Commecs Institute of Business & Emerging Sciences | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
26 | COMSATS Institute of Information Technology | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
27 | Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
28 | Dawood University of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Sindh | Karachi |
29 | DHA Suffa University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
30 | DOW University of Health Sciences | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
31 | Emaan Institute of Management & Sciences, Karachi | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
32 | Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad | Public | Government of Punjab | Medical | Punjab | Faisalabad |
33 | Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore | Public | Government of Punjab | Medical | Punjab | Lahore |
34 | Fatima Jinnah Women University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Rawalpindi |
35 | Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
36 | Forman Christian College | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
37 | Foundation University, Islamabad | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
38 | Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Khairpur |
39 | Gandhara University | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
40 | Ghazi University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Dera Ghazi Khan |
41 | Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Swabi |
42 | GIFT University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Gujranwala |
43 | Global Institute, Lahore [HEC-NOC SUSPENDED] | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
44 | Gomal University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Dera Ismail Khan |
45 | Government College for Women University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Faisalabad |
46 | Government College for Women University, Sialkot | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Sialkot |
47 | Government College University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Faisalabad |
48 | Government College University, Hyderabad | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Hyderabad |
49 | Government College University, Lahore | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
50 | Government Sadiq College Women University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Bahawal Pur |
51 | Greenwich University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
52 | Habib University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
53 | Hajvery University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
54 | Hamdard University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
55 | Hazara University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Mansehra |
56 | HITEC University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Rawalpindi |
57 | ILMA University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
58 | Imperial College of Business Studies | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
59 | Indus University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
60 | Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
61 | Information Technology University of the Punjab | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
62 | Institute for Art and Culture | Private | Government of Pakistan | Arts & Design | Punjab | Lahore |
63 | Institute of Business Administration | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
64 | Institute of Business Management | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
65 | Institute of Management Sciences | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
66 | Institute of Management Sciences | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
67 | Institute of Southern Punjab | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Multan |
68 | Institute of Space Technology | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
69 | International Islamic University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
70 | Iqra National University | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
71 | Iqra University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
72 | Islamia University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Bahawal Pur |
73 | Isra University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Hyderabad |
74 | Jinnah Sindh Medical University | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
75 | Jinnah University for Women | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
76 | Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
77 | Karachi School for Business & Leadership | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
78 | Karakurum International University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Gilgit Baltistan | Gilgit |
79 | KASB Institute of Technology | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
80 | Khawaja Freed University of Engineering & Information Technology | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Rahim Yar Khan |
81 | Khushal Khan Khattak University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Karak |
82 | Khyber Medical University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
83 | King Edward Medical University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
84 | Kinnaird College for Women | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
85 | Kohat University of Science and Technology | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Kohat |
86 | Lahore College for Women University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
87 | Lahore Garrison University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
88 | Lahore Leads University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
89 | Lahore School of Economics | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
90 | Lahore University of Management Sciences | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Punjab | Lahore |
91 | Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences | Public | Government of Balochistan | General | Balochistan | Lasbella |
92 | Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Jam Shoro |
93 | Mehran University of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Jam Shoro |
94 | Minhaj University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
95 | Mirpur University of Science & Technology | Public | Government of AJK | General | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Mirpur |
96 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
97 | Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University | Private | Government of AJK | General | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Nerian Sharif |
98 | Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Multan |
99 | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Multan |
100 | Muslim Youth University | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
101 | Namal Institute, Mainwali | Private | Government of Punjab | Engineering & Technology | Punjab | Mianwali |
102 | National College of Arts | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Punjab | Lahore |
103 | National College of Business Administration & Economics | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
104 | National Defense University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
105 | National Textile University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Punjab | Faisalabad |
106 | National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
107 | National University of Medical Sciences | Public | Government of Pakistan | Medical | Punjab | Rawalpindi |
108 | National University of Modern Languages | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
109 | National University of Sciences & Technology | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
110 | National University of Technology (NUTECH), Islamabad | Public | Government of Pakistan | Engineering & Technology | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
111 | Nazeer Hussain University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
112 | NED University of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
113 | Newport Institute of Communications & Economics | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
114 | NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Punjab | Multan |
115 | Nishtar Medical University Multan | Public | Government of Punjab | Medical | Punjab | Multan |
116 | Northern University | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Nowshehra |
117 | Nur International University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
118 | Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
119 | Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
120 | Pakistan Institute of Fashion & Design | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Punjab | Lahore |
121 | Pakistan Military Academy | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Abbottabad |
122 | Pakistan Naval Academy | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Sindh | Karachi |
123 | Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Nawabshah |
124 | Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Rawalpindi |
125 | Preston Institute of Management, Science & Technology (Banned admissions w.e.f 10-06-2017) | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
126 | Preston University | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Kohat |
127 | Preston University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
128 | Punjab Tianjin University of Technology, Lahore | Public | Government of Punjab | Engineering & Technology | Punjab | Lahore |
129 | Qarshi University | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
130 | Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Sciences & Technology | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Nawabshah |
131 | Quaid-i-Azam University | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
132 | Qurtaba University of Science & Information Technology | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Dera Ismail Khan |
133 | Rawalpindi Medical University | Public | Government of Punjab | Medical | Punjab | Rawalpindi |
134 | Riphah International University | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
135 | Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University | Public | Government of Balochistan | General | Balochistan | Quetta |
136 | Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology | Private | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
137 | Shah Abdul Latif University | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Khairpur |
138 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
139 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
140 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Upper Dir |
141 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Nawabshah |
142 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Nawabshah |
143 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
144 | Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Larkana |
145 | Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
146 | Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University | Public | Government of Pakistan | Medical | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
147 | Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
148 | Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
149 | Shuhada-e-Army Public School University of Technology, Nowshera | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Engineering & Technology | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Nowshehra |
150 | Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Hyderabad |
151 | Sindh Institute of Management & Technology | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
152 | Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
153 | Sindh Madresatul Islam University | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
154 | Sir Syed (CASE) Institute of Technology, Islamabad | Private | Government of Pakistan | General | Islamabad Capital Territory | Islamabad |
155 | Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
156 | Sohail University, Karachi | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
157 | Sukkur Institute of Business Administration | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Sukkur |
158 | Textile Institute of Pakistan | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
159 | The Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta | Public | Government of Balochistan | Medical | Balochistan | Quetta |
160 | The Islamia College, Peshawar | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
161 | The Superior College | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
162 | The University of Agriculture Peshawar | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
163 | The University of Faisalabad | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Faisalabad |
164 | The University of Lakki Marwat | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Lakki Marwat |
165 | The Women University | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Multan |
166 | University of Agriculture | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Faisalabad |
167 | University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Public | Government of AJK | General | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Muzaffarabad |
168 | University of Balochistan | Public | Government of Balochistan | General | Balochistan | Quetta |
169 | University of Baltistan, Skardu | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Gilgit Baltistan | Skardu |
170 | University of Buner | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Bunair |
171 | University of Central Punjab (Admissions allowed only at Johar Town Lahore) | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
172 | University of Chitral | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Chitral |
173 | University of Education | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
174 | University of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
175 | University of Engineering & Technology | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
176 | University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Mardan | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Engineering & Technology | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Mardan |
177 | University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Rawalpindi |
178 | University of FATA | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Kohat |
179 | University of Gujrat | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Gujrat |
180 | University of Haripur | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Haripur |
181 | University of Health Sciences | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
182 | University of Karachi | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
183 | University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir | Public | Government of AJK | General | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Kotli |
184 | University of Lahore | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
185 | University of Loralai | Public | Government of Balochistan | General | Balochistan | Loralai |
186 | University of Malakand | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Malakand |
187 | University of Management & Technology | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
188 | University of Narowal | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Narowal |
189 | University of Okara | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Okara |
190 | University of Peshawar | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar |
191 | University of Sahiwal | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Sahiwal |
192 | University of Sargodha | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Sargodha |
193 | University of Science & Technology | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Bannu |
194 | University of Sialkot, Sialkot | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Sialkot |
195 | University of Sindh | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Jam Shoro |
196 | University of South Asia | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
197 | University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Bhitshah Sindh | Public | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Bhit Shah |
198 | University of Swabi | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Swabi |
199 | University of Swat | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Swat |
200 | University of the Poonch, Rawalakot | Public | Government of AJK | General | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Poonch |
201 | University of the Punjab | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
202 | University of Turbat | Public | Government of Balochistan | General | Balochistan | Turbat |
203 | University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences | Public | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Lahore |
204 | University of Wah | Private | Government of Punjab | General | Punjab | Rawalpindi |
205 | Virtual University of Pakistan | Public | Government of Pakistan | General | Punjab | Lahore |
206 | Women University Mardan | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Mardan |
207 | Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Public | Government of AJK | General | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Bagh |
208 | Women University, Swabi | Public | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | General | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Swabi |
209 | Zia-ud-Din University | Private | Government of Sindh | General | Sindh | Karachi |
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