cites low quality https://menafn.com/1097870794/Pakistan-HEC-bans-universities-distance-learning-programmes?src=Rss
Fortunately, there's this: "The HEC's notification has made it clear that the Alama Iqbal Open University and the Virtual university's distance education programmes are exempted from this notification."
Immediately as I saw this thread, I wondered if the VUP was going to be affected but your post addressed my concern.