About the University: In 1906, the foundations of an agricultural college were laid with the name “Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute” in Lyallpur. In 1961, this college was raised to university level, resulting into the establishment of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pakistan being an agriculture based economy needed an institution which could delve into scientific research for enhancing ...Read More »
About the College: Cadet College Petaro was founded in 1959. Prior to that, the college was located at Mirpurkhas since 1957 with the name “Government Cadet College Mirpurkhas”. It is now on the west bank of the river Indus, 30 kilometers from Hyderabad on Indus Highway. The college campus is spread over an area of around 750 acres. Cadet college ...Read More »
The son of general Rajab (who was the younger brother of Ghiyath-ud-Din Tughlaq) Feroz Shah Tughlaq was born in 1309 AD. Rajab Khan (his father), Abu Bakar and Shah Tughlaq came to India in the age of Ala-ud-Din Khilji and were elevated to the highest ranks in the court. Shah Tighlaq was appointed the governor of Depalpur where he came ...Read More »
Born on February 24, 1304 AD Abu Abdullah Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al-Lawati Al-Tanji Ibn Batoota enjoys a special status in the pages of history for exploring the world and his literary work on traveling named Rihla (journey). Fond of Rihla, Ibn Batoota belonged to a rich family of Tangiar (Morroco) which facilitated him to roam around the world. Desirous of ...Read More »
Introduction: Libraries are essential in the educational discourse of any society. Academic institutions bear the responsibility of making sure that their students have access to scholarly work, especially the books and reference materials that have relevance to their field of study. The University of Karachi justifiably boasts that it lodges a classic library which in turn houses the founder of ...Read More »
Background: Any library is truly a “house of wisdom” in every sense. Hence the name given to the colossal library building of Hamdard University is very appropriate indeed. Baitul Hikmah means house of wisdom. It is situated inside the Madinat-ul-Hikmah which means city of education. Both Madinatul Hikmah and Baitul Hikmah were the ideas of Hakim Muhammad Said Shaheed. Baitul ...Read More »
Introduction: In 1951, National Library was just in the form of a model library constructed as a subdivision of Archives and Libraries. It was merged with the Liaquat Memorial Library in 1954 and the new umbrella was given the name Liaquat National Library. But the National Library was moved to Islamabad , the new capital and so Liaquat Memorial Library ...Read More »
History: The Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar was established in May 1995. The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa granted the institute autonomous status in 1999. Since then policy-making resides with the 18 member board of governor’s which is headed by the Governor of the province. Formerly, the institute was part of the University of Peshawar, but it now awards its own ...Read More »
The Institute of Space Technology (IST) is located in Islamabad. The edifice of the campus is overwhelming. So is the quality of education that is provided to not just national but international students as well. The students get the best environment as they get many facilities like state of the art residence, fitness room, computing and 24 hours internet, mosque ...Read More »
Sultan Mohammad Shah Tughlaq (1325-1351 AD) built a palace in Delhi having many doors called “Babs” (doors) and the guards kept on standing on these doors with drums beaten on the arrival of any noble to inform the king and welcome the visitor. On the first door, “Jillads” (the royal killers) were appointed to kill anyone according to the verdict ...Read More »
