Seal of the NDU
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Motto | "Taught Man Which He Knew Not" [Al-Quran (30:96:5)] |
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Type | Public/Military Staff college |
Established | 1970 |
Academic affiliation
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HEC |
Chancellor | President of Pakistan |
President | Lieutenant-General Rizwan Akhtar |
Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Campus | Urban |
Colors |
Green, White, Khaki |
Website | www |
The National Defence University (Urdu: جامع قومی دفاع) or NDU, is a publicly funded military institution located in Islamabad, Pakistan dedicated to the study and research in military science, geo-strategy and international relations.
Founded in 1970 as the staff college, it gained university status in 2007 and it is jointly funded by the Education Commission and the Defence Ministry.The NDU provides comprehensive and critical learning in formulating and developing the defence strategy as well national security understanding to joint military leadership of Pakistani military. Chartered by the President of Pakistan as its Chancellor and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, its current president is Lieutenant-General Rizwan Akhtar.