Al-Khair University

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Al-Khair University (AJK)
Type private
EstablishedJuly 4, 1994 (1994-07-04)
FounderDr. Muhammad Bashir Goraya
Chairman Muhammad Imtiaz Aqdas Goraya [Pro-Chancellor]
Chancellor The Honorable President AJ&K
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Muhammad Asghar
Rector Professor Dr. A.Q Ansari
DirectorMuhammad Usman
Location, ,
LanguageEnglish
Website alkhair.edu.pk

Al-Khair University is a private university located in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The university has been sanctioned by Pakistan's Higher Education Commission and numerous court decisions have required the university to cease awarding degrees, not admit students and to close campuses. [1] [2] [3] Media outlets in Pakistan have termed the university a "degree mill" which sold degrees. [4] [5] [6]

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