Government Zamindar College, Gujrat
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1936 |
| Students | 3,500 |
| Location | , , Pakistan 32°36′06″N 74°04′40″E / 32.601699°N 74.077852°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | zamindarcollege |
Government Zamindar College, Gujrat is a government college located in the Gujrat District of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2] The college also offers postgraduate courses.
History
[edit]It was founded as Cold Stream Zamindar School by Nawab Sir Fazal Ali, grandfather of Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul and Nawabzada Mazhar Ali.[2][3] In 1936, it was upgraded into a college.[3]
Zamindar College's mosque
[edit]The mosque's foundation was laid by then governor of West Pakistan, Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, in 1950.[2] The mosque, modeled after Lahore's historic Badshahi Masjid, features a main hall measuring 120 by 67 feet.[2]
In 2011, during renovation a dome collapsed which led the Government of Punjab to label the entire college and remaining five domes as hazardous.[2] As a result, the college administration ordered their demolition and closed the main hall, following engineering advice regarding potential structural failure.[2]
Alumni
[edit]- Tilak Raj Puri, Indian bureaucrat and statistician
- Anwar Masood, Pakistani poet
- Ismat Beg, scholar, researcher and teacher
- Manzoor Hussain Atif, Pakistani Olympian
- Khalil-ur-Rehman Khan, Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court
- Raja Afrasiab Khan, Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Fakhar Zaman
- Malik Allahyar Khan
References
[edit]- ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (March 1, 2019). "Zamindar college principal removed over staff-admin row". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b c d e f Butt, Waseem Ashraf (December 24, 2015). "Zamindar College mosque's original design compromised in reconstruction". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b "Govt Zamindar Post Graduate College Gujrat Pakistan Documentary Produced by Tariq Majeed" – via www.youtube.com.