Pakistan International Public School and College
Pakistan International Public School & College (Urdu:پاکستان انٹرنیشنل پبلک سکول اینڈ کالج), usually abbreviated to its acronym PIPS is a private residential school situated in Abbottabad city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan with branches in cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. The parent institute in Abbottabad has two separate campuses, Boys Campus known as Senior PIPS is situated on a hill at Jhangi Khoja near Mandian while Girls Campus usually referred to as Junior PIPS is situated at PMA Link Road in Jinnahabad and collectively they are known as PIPS Abbottabad. The PIPS family with their self-owned Branches could only expand to a few cities. A franchise model, PIPS School System, was therefore introduced, to further spread the PIPS name across Pakistan and overseas . History
The school was founded in 1983 by Brig. (r) Ijaz Akbar (Late), Ijaz Akbar until then had served as the principal of the boys section of Army Burn Hall College, also in Abbottabad. It was established by the Pakistan Education Association, a government registered body of the North West Frontier Province(NWFP), now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Administration 
The college and its branches has been managed by Brig. (r) Ijaz Akbar (Late) as Managing Director who also served as principal of Junior PIPS until his death after which his sons took the charge as college's managing directors. The grandson of Brig. (r) Ijaz Akbar (Late), Mr. M. Anjum Umar (CEO, PIPS School System) is a business development professional who has a demonstrated history of working in the academic franchise management industry. Graduated with an MBA in International Business (Birmingham, UK), he is skilled in negotiation, administration, team building, strategic planning and organizational scaling. Mr. Anjum initiated the development of a scalable model of PIPS, by dedicating over a decade of his life to carefully formalize ISO Certified Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), test pilots, modifications and eventually rolling out of PIPS School System branches. The franchise setup has been structured allowing an ease of understanding for all franchisees; designed to be implementable and manageable for anyone with a passion of educating the masses. Academics and activities 
PIPS Abbottabad under former principal Brig. (r) Ihsan Khattak enjoyed prestigious position in the region over the years and produced excellent results in BISE, Abbottabad with topping the matric and inter exams several times. Other than curricular activities, college also regularly participates in and co-curricular activities and won positions in national and international competitions. The college has also remained sports champion of BISE, Abbottabad over the years winning various sports competitions annually organized by Abbottabad Board. However in past couple of years due to continuous administrative changes, the college saw a decline in its progress and its performance deteriorated. Branches
The college has a few other branches in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The most notable branch among them is PIPS Gujranwala situated in Gujranwala, Punjab while others in Gujrat and Sargodha. Some independent branches are also running in Sheikhupura, Haripur and Swabi. Another branch has also recently been started in Mansehra. The college claims to be one of the largest private boarding schools in Pakistan and previously ranked among top schools in the country. The Franchise Model of PIPS; PIPS School System continues to expand, now having established branches from Peshawar to Karachi . See also 

 Army Burn Hall College
 Abbottabad Public School

References

Abbottabad District
Schools in Abbottabad
Boarding schools in Pakistan
Boys' schools in Pakistan
Girls' schools in Pakistan
Private schools in Pakistan