The department of Mathematics was established in the year 1967. This is the earliest department of Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad. The department has been developed into a leading institution of teaching and research within and outside the country. The department consists of 19 highly qualified faculty members. Eight faculty members have been associates of International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. Curriculum includes courses on Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. Active research is pursued in Algebra, Geometry, Functional Analysis, Astrophysics, Relativity, Fluid Mechanics, Magnetohdrodynamics, and Acoustics.
         The department has collaborative research programs with such institutions as ICTP, MIT, and universities at Oxford, Texas and Rhode Island. The QAU, UGC, NSRD Board and the Pakistan Science Foundation support research work in the department.
         M.Sc. Statistics program has been started since 1994 in the Department of Mathematics. The program has achieved a great success, which can be judged by the fact that almost all the graduates have been appointed on various good assignments. Weekly seminars are a regular feature of the department. This activity has provided a forum for introducing latest trends of research in Statistics for participants from as well as outside the University.