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unusual facts about University of the Punjab


Habib Ahmad

He received an MSc and MPhil in botany in 1985 and 1991 respectively from the Department of Botany atUniversity of Peshawar, and a PhD from University of the Punjab in 2003.


Abid Hassan Minto

He was professor of law at the Law College of the Punjab University (Punjab University Law College) 1963 to 1983.

Biological Society of Pakistan

The Biological Society of Pakistan was founded in 1949 under the auspices of the Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science by a group of biologists mainly stationed at Lahore, Pakistan at the zoology and botany departments of Government College, Lahore, and as well as those at Punjab University, Lahore.

Jagan Nath Kaul

His education continued at the Universities of the Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi.

Kripa Sagar

Born Kripa Das on May 4 1875 in the village of Pipnakha in the outskirts of Gujranwala, now a major town in Pakistan, Kripa Sagar was successively a teacher, an editor, a banker, an officer of the University of the Punjab, and a publisher.

Murtaza Razvi

Murtaza Razvi held master's degrees in Ancient Indian and Islamic History (University of the Punjab, Lahore) and Political Science & International Relations (Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA).

Orya Maqbool Jan

Jan received a Master's degree in social work from Punjab University, Lahore, and LL.B from University of Balochistan, Quetta.

The Institute of Legal Studies

The Institute of Legal Studies, commonly abbreviated to TILS, is a chain of specialist law schools in Pakistan offering LLB (Hons) degrees from The University of London, Northumbria University and the University of the Punjab.


see also

Dyal Singh College

Dayal Singh College, Lahore, an old college for graduate and post graduate students affiliated to University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan