The Allama Iqbal Open University was founded in May 1974 with the primary goals of offering learning services to the general public and to those who are unable to leave their residences and places of employment. The University has fully delivered on this promise throughout the course of the last several years.
The working class now has right to schooling, and women now have access right outside their front doors. Additionally, it has made advancements in the area of mass education. In the areas of professional, scientific, and technological education, it is currently leading the way. It aims to connect with Pakistan's most isolated regions. Additionally, it aims to use contemporary information technology to expand education in Pakistan.