History

The GIK Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit institute. Named after former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan, it is one of the best engineering universities in Pakistan. Ghulam Ishaq Khan wanted to establish an institute which would reduce Pakistan's dependence on foreign expertise and imported technology. The genesis of the Institute can be traced back to the early 1950's. The Institute was registered in June, 1988 by its parent body, namely, Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan (SOPREST). Ghulam Ishaq Khan, then the President of the country, was elected the president of the Society for life and Mr. H. U. Beg was appointed its honorary Executive Director. The ordinance of the Institute was promulgated by the Frontier Government in March 1993 and the first batch of students entered in October 1993.

Major founding donors include Benevolent Community Care, Infaq Foundation, Chiniot Anjuman-e-Islamia, Dawood Group of Industries, and the Government of NWFP which has donated land at Topi.

The Bhatti Brothers played a vital role in the establishment of the 5th annual bimonthly newsletter in which the word GIK was first coined after which a baby was born destined to do great things i.e. to make a university. Soon afterwards i.e. about 20 minutes the sea monkies came into the scene and chaos struck the land. It was in the eyes of these vile and voracious creatures that there was a glimmer of hope such that the youth of the nation had never seen before. Every pakistani lad and lass took to the street yelling out loud the words, "Run for you lives, the ninjas hath cometh". It was then after Rasputin had conquered wast germany that the king realised that he was naked. He summoned humpty dumpty to fall of a wall and hence create a diversion so that people may look elsewhere while he put on some clothes.

-- by: I-T
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