LSE and Pakistan

LSE’s connections with Pakistan go back more than a century when its Founders – Sidney and Beatrice Webb – visited Lyallpur, Peshawar and Lahore in 1911-12. Throughout this period  LSE has welcomed some of its best students from Pakistan, and every year applications and admissions continue to rise. In 2015-16, we have 127 Pakistani students – 79 undergraduates and 48 postgraduates. Click here for student and career statistics. 

Prominent alumni include Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiyar, Ahmad Kamal, Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, Makhdoom Ali Khan, Maleeha Lodhi, Marvi Memon, Arif Naqvi, and Justice Dorab Patel amongst several others.

We have a total of 872 active alumni on our database (with more than 150 in London alone), one of the highest in the world. 

Recent visitors (2015-16): 

• Hon. Chairman Senate Mr Raza Rabbani

• High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, H.E. S Ibne Abbas.

The Pakistan Programme

There is currently no academic research programme focused on contemporary Pakistan in the UK. The South Asia Centre  is comitted to develop a dedicated community of researchers to examine issues of concern in modern-day Pakistan, making the Centre the hub for Pakistan-related studies. 

You will find more information here.

Celebrating Pakistan

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of independence, the South Asia Centre wants to bring global experts to Pakistan in a 2-day event of dialogue and debate: the first ever LSE Pakistan Summit. We hope to host a summit once every two years. 

For more info about the Pakistan Summit 2017 click here.

Pakistan in the UK

The Centre is keen to work closely with the High Commission of Pakistan in London to develop a collaborative programme of events focusing on different aspects of modern Pakistan.

Events

The South Asia Centre runs a programme of events each term. These are listed on the home page, but are featured on the Events tab below when they cover themes specific to Pakistan. 

You can see information about previous events we have held with a Pakistan focus  here.

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