, Karachi was recommended by the HEC on May 21, 2003 to run BA (Hons) in Business Administration and B.Sc. (Hons.) in Computer programmes in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT), Malaysia and Staffordshire University, UK. The degrees awarded by Staffordshire University, UK through its collaborative degree programme with , Karachi will be recognized as equivalent to corresponding degrees issued by universities in Pakistan