Dar-ul-Madina International University Islamabad Act, 2013

This 2013 Act establishes Dar-ul-Madina International University, a university based in Islamabad that is linked to the Dawat-e-Islami Trust (defined in Section 2(xxvii) as "the Trust"), reflecting its identity as a religiously-affiliated institution alongside its role as a general degree-granting university.

Section 3 sets up the University as a body corporate with perpetual succession, headquartered in Islamabad, with power to establish additional campuses, colleges, institutes and research centres both within Pakistan and abroad, as the Board of Trustees decides. Section 3(4) gives the University academic, financial and administrative autonomy, including power to hire its own officers, teachers and staff, and Section 3(5) states that neither the government nor any auditor can question the policy behind the University's approved budget decisions - only the Higher Education Commission (defined in Section 2(viii)) retains its ordinary regulatory authority.

Section 4 sets out an extensive list of powers typical of a modern university charter: promoting and disseminating knowledge and technology; delivering education and research through information technology, including satellite, television, internet and radio, alongside conventional methods; setting undergraduate courses of study; holding examinations and awarding degrees, diplomas and certificates; affiliating with other institutions in Pakistan and abroad; running academic exchange programmes; providing career counselling and maintaining alumni and industry links; fund-raising; and awarding financial assistance, scholarships, fellowships, medals and prizes.

Chapter III lists the University's officers: a Patron, Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Dean, Registrar, Treasurer and Controller of Examinations. Chapter IV establishes the University's Authorities, including a Board of Trustees (Section 19), a Board (described as the "Board of executives," Section 20 and its powers in Section 21), an Executive Committee (Sections 22-23), an Academic Council (Sections 24-25), and - reflecting the University's religious character - a Shariah Advisory Committee (Section 28), whose approval is expressly required, alongside the Executive Committee's, before certain internal rules become effective.

Section 33 establishes a University Fund funded by fees, donations, trusts, bequests, endowments and grants, and states that no contribution carrying a financial liability for the University can be accepted without the Board's prior approval. Section 34 sets up a Finance and Planning Committee (chaired implicitly through the Vice-Chancellor's involvement, with the Deans, Board and Academic Council nominees, and an independent auditor as members) responsible for the University's accounts and financial oversight. Section 39 protects the government, the University and its staff from lawsuits over actions taken in good faith under the Act.

As a 2013 law, this is a comparatively recent statute and the extract does not show significant subsequent amendments, so the summary above should reflect the Act largely as currently in force, though readers should still confirm against the latest official text for any changes since enactment.