Education
Islamabad has the highest literacy rate of Pakistan at 85%. and also has some of Pakistan's major universities, including Quaid-i-Azam University, the International Islamic University, and the National University of Sciences and Technology.
Quaid-e-Azam University has several faculties. The institute is located in a semi-hilly area, east of the Secretariat buildings and near the base of Margalla Hills. This Post-Graduate institute is spread over 1,500 acres (6.1 km2). The nucleus of the campus has been designed as an axial spine with a library as its center. Other universities include the following:
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