The Higher Education Commission (HEC), the primary regulatory body of higher education in Pakistan, announced rankings of higher education institutions in Pakistan after a comprehensive selection process.

The Aga Khan University (AKU) maintained its ranking as the top medical university in Pakistan for the fifth time in a row and as the best of 13 medical universities, including University of Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences and Khyber Medical University.

AKU also ranked as the top private university and came in fifth out of 129 public and private universities in different categories – including general, engineering and technology, business education, agriculture and veterinary, medicine, and arts and design. The selection parameters were based on quality assurance, teaching quality, research, finance and facilities, and social integration or community development.

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