Department of history and Pakistan studies

The was established in 1932 with j.f Bruce as it's firstprofessor. It soon earned recognition owing to its high standard and expertise in a wide range of historical disciplines. The department since then stands as one of the liveliest and the largest history departments of all the universities in Pakistan.

Department of French

The department of French was established in 1951 in order to cater your the needs of French language learning students. French is a living, Practical language, Unsurpassed in clarity logic, Precision and finesse besides having diplomatic, Commercial and scientific uses. It has a soul and a character of its own owing to its rich civilization. it is spoken in as many as 42 countries of the the world and is internationally recognized to be a cultured and refined language.

Department of English language and literature

The need For a department of English was felt as far back as 1932 on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the university of the Punjab. Even earlier, Two British professors, Dr. Oliver Elton and Dr. Daniel Jones had visited Lahore with the specific purpose of creating interest in English literature and language. The university of Punjab had the tradition of coordinating the teaching resources available in various colleges in Lahore for a range of subjects including English.

Department of archaeology

As a discipline of social science, archaeology has been developed as a scientific subject during last two centuries which deals with the human past. Fundamentally it deals with field work which involves explorations, surveys and excavations. More precisely archaeology recontructs the human past by studying, Analysing and examining material culture.

Centre for south Asian studies

The centre was set up in its embryonic form in 1973 and acquired its presents status in 1975. The centre sets out to extend and improve the public understanding of socio-economic and political developments in south Asia, particularly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.