in - language ▁s urn ames <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Gh ul am ▁I sha q ▁Khan ▁Institute ▁of ▁Engineering ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Technology ▁( ; ▁commonly ▁referred ▁as ▁G IK ), ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁research ▁el ite univers ity ▁located ▁in ▁Top i , ▁Sw abi , ▁K hy ber ▁Pak ht unk h wa , ▁Pakistan . ▁G IK ▁has ▁eight ▁academic ▁fac ult ies ▁which ▁strongly ▁emphas ize ▁on ▁science ▁and ▁engineering . ▁Its ▁▁ ▁campus ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Sw abi ▁district ▁of ▁K hy ber ▁Pak ht unk h wa , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a we ▁insp iring ▁land sc apes . ▁F ounded ▁by ▁civil ▁servant ▁and ▁former ▁President ▁Gh ul am ▁I sha q ▁Khan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁since ▁its ▁establishment , ▁the ▁inst itute ▁has ▁consist ently ▁attract ed ▁the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁influ ential ▁scient ists ▁such ▁as ▁Abd ul ▁Q ade er ▁Khan , ▁As g har ▁Q ad ir , ▁and ▁Sh au k at ▁H ame ed ▁Khan , ▁who ▁played ▁a ▁form ulating ▁role ▁in ▁elev ating ▁the ▁inst itute ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁world ' s ▁fin est ▁science ▁and ▁engineering ▁college . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁compet itive ▁institution ▁with ▁a ▁low ▁accept ance ▁rate ▁requiring ▁students ▁to ▁show ▁extraordinary ▁academic ▁capabilities ▁with ▁strong ▁financial ▁foot ing ▁to ▁be ▁accommod ated . ▁G IK ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁institutions ▁ranked ▁by ▁the ▁H EC . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁G IK ▁Institute