Legal education in Pakistan was initiated before independence and dates back to the 1800s. The first legal education institution was established under the name of the University Law College (now Punjab University Law College) in 1868. Currently, there are more than 150 institutions offering law programs, which include universities and law colleges. These institutions are regulated by the

Pakistan Bar Council The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) () was established by the National Assembly of Pakistan, Parliament in 1973 under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act. It is the highest elected body of lawyers in Pakistan. It has twenty two members el ...

(PBC) and Higher Education Commission (HEC).

Major law schools

Law schools in Pakistan

Islamabad Federal Capital Territory

* School of Law, Quaid i Azam University * S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology

Balochistan

* University Law College,

Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...

* City School of Law,

* Jhalawan Law College,

Khuzdar Khuzdar ( Balochi, , ) also known as ''Hozdar'', is a city and the administrative headquarters of Khuzdar District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar is surrounded by mountainous region of the southwestern portion of the country near ...

* Zarghoon Law College, Quetta * National Law College(NIHE), Quetta

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

* Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan * Gomal University,

Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan (; Urdu and , ), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 10th largest city of Pakistan and third or fourth largest in the province of Khy ...

* University of Malakand, Department of Law * Frontier Law College,

* Luqman College of Law,

* Abraham Lincoln School of Law,

Bannu Bannu (, ), also called Bani Gul or Bani (, ) is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe and speak Banuch ...

* Hazara University,

Mansehra Mansehra (Urdu, ) is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. By population, it is the List of largest cities in Pakistan, 71st largest city in the country and the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, ...

* Saani Islamia Law College, Haripur * Khyber Law College, University of Peshawar,

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

* Abbott Law College,

Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in the country and 6th largest in the province by population, and serves as the headquarter of its namesake tehsil and district ...

* Abbott Law College,

* Ayub Law College,

Haripur, Pakistan Haripur (Hindko language, Hindko, ) is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, 14th largest city by population in the province, and serves as the hea ...

* Centre for Studies in Law and Democracy,

* Frontier Law College,

* Institute of Legal Studies,

* Islamia Law College,

* Jinnah Law College,

* Justice Law College,

* Kohat Law College,

Kohat Kohat (; ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th century. With a population o ...

* Mardan Law College,

Mardan Mardān is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, second-largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (after Peshawar). ...

* Muslim Law College,

Swat District Swat District (), also known as the Swat Valley, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Known for its stunning natural beauty, the district is a popular tourist destination. With a populati ...

* Peshawar Law College,

* Quaid-e-Azam Institute of Legal Studies,

Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nowshera ( ; ; ) is the capital city of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the 78th largest city in Pakistan and ninth largest city in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, ...

* Supreme Law College,

* Swabi Law College,

Swabi Swabi (; ) is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near the bank of the Indus River. It is the 73rd largest city of Pakistan and eighth largest in the province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Swabi is also a major city in ...

Punjab

* Punjab University Law College,

University of The Punjab The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public university, public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South As ...

* Muhammad Ali Jinnah Law College,

Gujranwala Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...

* School of Law and Policy, University of Management and Technology, Lahore * University of Lahore (Postgraduate Institute of Law),

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

* Muhammad Iqbal Law School GCU Lahore * Kinnaird Law School,

Bahauddin Zakariya University Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) () is a public university with its main campus located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Bahauddin Zakariya University was founded in 1975 as Multan University, and is the 2nd largest university in Punjab follow ...

Multan Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...

* Royal Law College, Burewalahttp://www.rgc.edu.pk * Quaid-e-Azam Law College,

Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...

* Multan Law College,

* Multan Law College, D.G. Khan *Jinnah Law College, D.G. Khan *Supreme Law College,

*Noor Law College,

*INEX Law Academy,

* Islamia University

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur (Urdu: ; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 13th largest city of Pakistan and List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 8th most populous city of Punjab. Bahawalpur is the capital of Bahawalpur Division. Founded in ...

*Royal Law College, Bahawalnagar *Bahawalpur Law College,

*Millat Law College,

*AIPS Law college,

*Ali Law College, Rahimyar Khan *Jinnah Muslim Law College,

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

Lahore University of Management Sciences Lahore University of Management Sciences, also known by its acronym LUMS, is a Private university, private research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1985, it is ranked as one of the most prestigious modern Li ...

, School of Humanities, Social Sciences & Law,

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public university, public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South As ...

(Affiliated Colleges) **Royal Law College, Arifwala **Quaid-e-Azam Law College,

** Cornelius Law College,

**Allama Iqbal Law College,

Sialkot Sialkot (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sialkot District and the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 12th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined ...

**City Law College,

**HRPC School of Law,

**The Institute of Legal Studies (TILS),

**Gujrat Law College, Gujrat **Lahore School of Law,

**Hamayat Islam Law College,

**Jinnah Law College,

Jhelum Jhelum (; , ) is a city, located along the western bank of the Jhelum River, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city in Punjab and 31st largest in Pakistan, by population. Located in northern Punjab, it serves as the capital of the ...

**CIMS School of Law,

** Toppers Law College,

**Lyallpur Law College,

Faisalabad Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...

**Muhammad Ali Jinnah Law College,

**Muhammadan Law College,

Sheikhupura Sheikhupura (Punjabi language, Punjabi / ; ) also known as Qila Sheikhupura, is a city and district in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. Founded by the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1607, Sheikhupura is the List of ...

**Muslim Law College,

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...

**National Institute of legal studies

Attock Attock ( Punjabi, ), formerly known as Campbellpur (Punjabi, ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 36th largest city in the Punjab and 61st largest c ...

**Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Okara **Pakistan College of Law,

**Leads Law College,

**Punjab Law College,

**Rawalpindi Law College,

**Jandanwala College of Law,

Kharian Kharian ( Punjabi, ), is a city in Gujrat District, as well as the Gujrat Division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Kharian Tehsil (sub-district). As of 2023 Kharian is the second largest Tehsil in the Gujrat Div ...

** Justice Inn Law College,

Narowal Narowal ( Punjabi / ; ) is a historic a city located on the western bank of river Ravi in Punjab Pakistan. It was found by a Jat named Baba Naro Bajwa many centuries ago. The city is the capital of district Narowal, and a part of the Guj ...

Azad Kashmir

* University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad * Mirpur University of Sciences and Technology, Law School, Mirpur * University of Kotli,

Kotli Kotli ( Pahari-Pothwari / ; ) is a city and headquarters of the Kotli District in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir. The city lies along the Poonch River, which is known for its natural secenary and waterfalls. According to the 2017 Census ...

*Kashmir Law College *Techera Law College

Sindh

Indus College Of Law
Hyderabad * Denning Law School, Karachi LB (Hons.) of University of Londonhttps://www.denninglawschool.com/ * Ziauddin University Faculty of Law https://zfl.zu.edu.pk/ * Themis School of Law, Karachi LB (Hons.) of University of London Bar Transfer Test

* Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology * L'ecole for Advanced Studies, Karachi * Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education,

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

* Federal Urdu University, Karachi *

Hamdard University Hamdard University () is a private research university with campuses in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan.Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur ** Govt. ABD Law College,

Sukkur Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the List of cities in Sindh by population, third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and H ...

** Govt. Law College, Khairpur ** Govt. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Law College,

Larkana Larkana (; ) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mohenjo-daro. The historic Indus River flows in east and south of the ci ...

** Haji Moula Bux Law College,

Shikarpur, Sindh Shikarpur (; ') is a city and the capital of Shikarpur District in Sindh province of Pakistan. It is situated about 29 km west of the right bank of the Indus River, Indus, with a railway station, 37 km north-west of Sukkur. It is the Li ...

** Law College,

Ghotki Ghotki (; ) is a city in northern Sindh, Pakistan, and the headquarter of Ghotki District. Its population as of 2023 is . Ghotki is famous for its date palm ''Phoenix dactylifera'', commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant spec ...

** Law College, Naushahro Feroze ** Sardar Noor Muhammad Khan Bijarani Law College,

Kandhkot Kandhkot (; ) is a city in Kashmore District in the Sindh province of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most popul ...

University of Karachi The University of Karachi (; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (which is ...

, Karachi ** Islamia Law College, Karachi ** Sindh Muslim Law College, Karachi * University of Sindh, Jamshoro * Sindh Mehran Institute of Law (SMIL), Jamshoro ** Govt. Hyderabad Sindh Law College,

Hyderabad, Sindh Hyderabad, also known as Neroonkot, is the capital and largest city of the Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Sindh by population, second-largest city in Sindh, after Karachi, and the List of citie ...

** Govt. Jinnah Law college, Hyderabad, Sindh ** Govt. Pir Illahi Bux Law College, Dadu, Pakistan ** Law College,

Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas (Sindhi language, Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Talpur, Mirs"'') is a city in Sindh province, Pakistan. The city was built by Talpur rulers of Mankani branch. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population w ...

** Quaid-e-Azam Law College (Estd. Since 1998), affiliated University of Sindh, Jamshoro Pakistan, Nawabshah, Shaheed BenazirAbad **Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Law College, Kambar

Qambar Shahdadkot District Qambar Shahdadkot District (, ) is a district of Sindh, Pakistan, originally named after Shahdad Khan Khuhawar, the official founder. District Qambar Shahdadkot, with headquarters at Qambar,was established on 13 December 2004. Taluka Qambar and ...

* Everest Law College, Hyderabad, Sindh * HUB law college, Jamshoro *

LLB awarding bodies

The following universities are authorized to award law degrees in Pakistan:''The Gazette of Pakistan'' Extra., Dec. 31, 2005, First Schedule *

Punjab University, Lahore The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South Asia; being the oldest and largest publ ...

* University of Management and Technology, Lahore * University of Sindh,

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

* University of Gujrat,

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Quaid-i-Azam University Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), founded as the University of Islamabad, is a public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedicated to postgraduate study, but later expande ...

* GC University,

* Govt SM Law College University Of Karachi,

* University of Peshawar,

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

* University of Malakand,

* Swat University,

* Hazara University,

* University of Sindh,

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

* University of Balochistan,

* Bahauddin Zakaria University,

* Superior University, Lahore * University Of Lahore * Gomal University,

* GC University, Lahore * Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur * Islamia University, Bhawalpur *

Hamdard University Hamdard University () is a private research university with campuses in Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan.Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Kinnaird College for Women University The Kinnaird College for Women (KCW) is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. It is a women's liberal arts university. Kinnaird was established in 1913 by the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission. In 1919, Presbyterian Mission Church and the ...

* International Islamic University,

* Sargodha University,

* LUMS,

Islamia College University Islamia College Peshawar (ICP) () is a public university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

* Bahria University,

* Federal Urdu University,

* Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur

References

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