Claim: Islamia University Bahawalpur is in the top 1000 international universities

Fact: Islamia University Bahawalpur is not in the top 1000 international universities

Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar on Wednesday, in his speech at the Kissan Convention in Bhawalpur, said, “As per the Times Higher Education World Ranking of Universities, Islamia University of Bahawalpur is amongst the world best 1000 universities.”

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According to the World University Ranking, Islamia University of Bahawalpur is not in the top 1000 universities but is in the list of 1001+ universities.

Screengrab from the Times Higher Education World University Ranking official website

Furthermore, CM Buzdar said that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is among the top nine universities in Pakistan.

Checking the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) official website which was last updated in 2015, the Islamia University of Bhawalpur is not included in the list.

Screengrab from the Higher Education Commission’s official website.

VERDICT: FALSE