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- This article presents an overview of university rankings in Pakistan. Within Pakistan, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) provides official rankings of higher education institutions (HEIs) nationally, based on a multitude of criteria. There are also various magazines, newspapers and international agencies/standards which provide rankings and analysis. According to the 2015 HEI rankings released by the HEC, the top five universities in Pakistan are, in descending order: National University of Sciences and Technology (Pakistan), University of the Punjab (PU), Quaid-i-Azam University, University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF) and Aga Khan University (AKU). As of 2022, total 6 universities were ranked in top 1000 by QS World University Rankings: NUST (#358), Quaid-i-Azam University (#378), PIEAS (#398), LUMS (#651), UET, Lahore (#801), and University of the Punjab (#801). In rankings for 2023, the number increased to 7, with the addition of University of Peshawar (#801). (en)
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