Higher Education Commission aims to develop and sustain a dynamic and internationally competitive research sector in Pakistan that makes a major contribution to economic prosperity, national well being and the expansion and dissemination of knowledge. Promotion of Research is one of the core strategic aims of Higher Education Commission.

Through the program and initiatives launched by Higher Education Commission for strengthening research and the process of knowledge creation, the quality and research output emanating from the universities and institutes in the country have shown tremendous improvements and Pakistan has been acknowledged as rising star in a number of research disciplines.