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| Motto | Message of peace and brotherhood. |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2012 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Vice-Chancellor | Johar Ali |
Administrative staff | ~200 |
| Students | ~7000 |
| Location | , , 33°7′30.1″N71°06′57.1″E / 33.125028°N 71.115861°E |
| Campus | Main Campus Karak |
| Colours | Green, Red, Brown |
| Nickname | KKKUK |
| Affiliations | HEC |
| Website | www |
Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak is a public sector university situated in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. [1] [2]
Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak was established by then ANP led provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in October 2012. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the university vide notification no. 15-27/HEC/A&A/2013/1361. [3]
The university is named after famous Pashtoon warrior and poet Khushal Khan Khattak. [4] In May 2017, KPOGCL starts the company's chair in the university in order to establish close liaison with the academia [5] for which Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2016. [6] The construction of new main campus of the university was started in mid of 2023 adjacent to Indus Highway near jail chowk which will be completed in 2024.
The university has the following departments as of 2017. [1]
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The university currently offers the following degree programs and courses. [7]
Undergraduate
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Doctoral
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Khošāl Khān Khaṭak (Pashto: خوشال خان خټک; Urdu, Persian: خوشحال خان خٹک; 1613 – 20 February 1689), also known as Khushal Baba, was a 17th-century Pashtun poet, chief, and warrior. Khushal Khan served the Mughal Empire protecting them from Pashtun warriors over most of his lifespan. After being expelled from his tribal chiefdom and replaced with his son by his Mughal superiors, Khushal Khan turned against the Mughals. Afterwards, Khushal preached the union of all Pashtuns, and encouraged revolt against the Mughal Empire, promoting Pashtun nationalism in the last years of his life through poetry. Khushal wrote many works in Pashto but also a few in Persian. Khushal is considered the "father of Pashto literature" and the national poet of Afghanistan.
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