Knowledge of one's own country, its ideology and national aspirations its customs, a ture its literature and languages its history and culture, its literature and languages, and its geopolitical situation social structure and ethical values and its geopolitical situation and economic prospects is a matter of great importance for nation-building its becomes all the more important when a country like Pakistan is composed of people with various sociocultural traditions literatures and languages embedded in their historical heritage developed over long centuries.

Thc objective of the Pakistan Study centre, University of Karachi is thus to promote national; cohesion and cultural collaboration; through an integrated study of all thc aspects mentioned above .Its comprehensive academic programme secks to relate the past of thc people and the land to thc realistics of the present and the challenges of th cultulur. It's inter-disciplinary approach to Humanities and Social Scicnces aims al preparing the students for the service of the nation with a balanced and intelegent view of life and society. It's multidisciplinary teaching and rescarch programme cndcavouls to producc scholars teachers lecturers and civil servants well-versed in thc multi-Eaccied life of thc country as well as thc genesis Of the Pakistan Movement anld Ideology. In short the PSC is geared to geller; necessary knowledge and expertise to provide academic leaadership at the national level with Pakistani mind and spirit.