The Punjab Group has been associated with the cause of education for the last twenty-two years. In 1985, the Islamic Commerce Educational Society (ICES) was registered and it established its first college by the name of Punjab College of Commerce in Lahore, followed a few years later by Punjab Law College. After successfully branching out into several other cities in Punjab, The Group commonly became known as "The Punjab Group of Colleges". In 1991, Punjab College of Business Administration (PCBA) was established, followed by Punjab Institute of Computer Sciences (PICS) in Lahore. In less than five years, both institutions emerged as schools of high repute, specializing in training individuals as successful, professional managers and computer scientists. Within the last two decades, The Punjab Group has established 46 college campuses. Presently, The Punjab Group proudly owns and operates two chartered universities. Mohammad Ali Jinnah University in Karachi was granted degree awarding status by the Government of Sindh in 1998, and maintains twin campuses at Karachi and Islamabad; both are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Following this venture, the University of Central