Quaid-e-Azam University Act, 1973

This 1973 act reconstituted and reorganised what was originally called the University of Islamabad, later renamed the Quaid-e-Azam University by a 1976 amendment (Section 3). Section 3 incorporates it as a body corporate with perpetual succession, able to acquire and hold property and to sue and be sued in its own name.

Section 4 sets out its powers, largely typical of a university: providing instruction and research, prescribing courses, holding examinations and conferring degrees and diplomas, granting honorary degrees, and — after a 1978 amendment added Section 4(ff) — granting or withdrawing affiliation to educational institutions. Chapter III establishes the university's officers, including the Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor (with powers and duties set out in Section 13), Registrar, Treasurer, and Controller of Examinations.

Chapter IV creates the university's Authorities, principally the Syndicate (Section 21, the main governing body) and the Academic Council (Section 23, responsible for academic affairs). Chapter V governs how Statutes, Regulations, and Rules are made and amended. Chapter VA, added later, sets out a formal procedure for affiliating outside educational institutions to the university, including inspection, extension of affiliation, disaffiliation, and a right of appeal against the Syndicate's decision.

The extracted text also includes provisions from the First Statutes: the Finance and Planning Committee (Sections 8-9 of the Schedule), which reviews the university's budget and financial position, and the Discipline Committee (Section 10), which handles cases of student indiscipline. This act has been amended repeatedly — in 1976, 1978, 1981, and 1985 — including the university's renaming and changes to committee compositions, so readers should verify current details, especially institutional names and committee memberships, against the up-to-date official text.