Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore

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Government Islamia College Civil Lines
اسلامیہ کالج
Former names
Dayanand Anglo Vedic College
TypeGovernment college
Established1 June 1886 (1886-06-01)
Location
Lahore
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
NicknameFaranians, Habibians
Websitegiccl.edu.pk

Government Islamia College Civil Lines (Urdu: اسلامیہ کالج), officially Government Islamia Graduate College, Civil Lines, Lahore, and formerly known as Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, is a government college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded by the Arya Samaj as the Dayanand Anglo Vedic school on 1 June 1886,[1] It was later renamed Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) College after the Hindu leader Dayananda Saraswati.[1]

The college was nationalized by the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime in 1972. It is operated by the Ministry of Education (Higher Wing), Government of Punjab, Pakistan.[2]

History

The Islamia College, Civil Lines was originally founded by the Arya Samaj as a school in 1866 and later named the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College in Lahore.[3] In 1947 DAV (Dayanand Anglo Vedic) College was shifted to D.A.V. College (Lahore) in Ambala, Haryana, India after partition and the college was renamed as Islamia College.[3] Graduates and students of this college are referred to as "Faranians".

On 17 December 1928, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar waited at the entrance of the college plannin to kill Superintendent of Police James A Scott. However, in a case of mistaken identity, the plotters shot John P. Saunders, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, as he was leaving the District Police Headquarters across the street, and ran towards Government College.[4]

Notable alumni

Religious scholars
Politicians
Judiciary and government officials
Sports personalities
Journalists
Writers, poets and artists
Industry

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "AT A GLANCE - Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore (college history)". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ 22 promoted as professors Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Nation (newspaper), published 14 June 2008, retrieved 21 November 2017
  3. ^ a b Sheikh, Majid (18 June 2017). "HARKING BACK: The complex story of Lahore's three Islamia colleges". DAWN.COM.
  4. ^ Khalid, Haroon (11 October 2015). "A visit to Bhagat Singh's Lahore, where a chowk can't be named after him because of his religion". Scroll.in. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ^ When history was being made Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine The Nation (newspaper), Published 14 August 2016, Retrieved 21 November 2017
  6. ^ Profile of Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) Senate of Pakistan website (archived), Retrieved 25 November 2017
  7. ^ Obituary of Fazal Mahmood (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) The Guardian (UK newspaper), Published 1 June 2005, Retrieved 25 November 2017
  8. ^ Majid Nizami laid to rest - Obituary of Majid Nizami (alumnus of Islamia College, Lahore) Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 July 2014, Retrieved 25 November 2017
  9. ^ Arif Azad (25 April 2003). "Abdullah Malik (obituary)". The Guardian (newspaper). Retrieved 18 October 2021.