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Lawrence College Ghora Gali
Lawrence College Ghora Gali is a school situated in Murree Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan. The college is located in the foothills of the Himalayas and Pir Panjal at a height of about 1950 metres (6395 feet) above sea level, covering an area of . It is 4 km from Murree and 57 km from Rawalpindi/Islamabad. Notable alumni * Gen. Shamim Alam Khan * Lt. Gen. Imran Ullah Khan * V/Adm. Kaleem Shaukat * Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan * Mumtaz Bhutto * Sarfraz Bugti * Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former Prime Minister Of Pakistan * Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, former President of Azad Kashmir * Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao * Ayaz Amir * Ismail Gulgee * Ikram Sehgal * Reginald Dyer * Usman Ali Isani, educationist See also *Army Burn Hall College *Henry Montgomery Lawrence *Lawrence Military Asylums * Lawrence School, Sanawar *Lawrence School, Lovedale The Lawrence School, Lovedale (formerly known as Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School), the namesak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School
Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded by Ringo Sheena * "Private" (Vera Blue song), from the 2017 album ''Perennial'' Literature * ''Private'' (novel), 2010 novel by James Patterson * ''Private'' (novel series), young-adult book series launched in 2006 Film and television * ''Private'' (film), 2004 Italian film * ''Private'' (web series), 2009 web series based on the novel series * ''Privates'' (TV series), 2013 BBC One TV series * Private, a penguin character in '' Madagascar'' Other uses * Private (rank), a military rank * ''Privates'' (video game), 2010 video game * Private (rocket), American multistage rocket * Private Media Group, Swedish adult entertainment production and distribution company * '' Private (magazine)'', flagship magazine of the Private Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamim Alam Khan
General Shamim Alam Khan ( ur, ; 18 August 1937 – 9 December 2021), was a Pakistan Army senior general, who served as the 7th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1991 until retiring in 1994. Biography Shamim Alam Khan was born in Shillong, Meghalaya in India, into an Urdu-speaking family on 18 August 1937. His father, Mahboob Alam Khan, was an officer in the Indian Civil Service who worked at an administration position at the Survey of India. His mother, Nisa Begum, was a housewife. Mahboob had nine children with Nisa among all joined the respected branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces. After the partition of India in 1947, the Alam family moved from Bangalore to Rawalpindi via train, witnessing the violence and riots that were taking place in the trains at the time of the partition in 1947. Eventually, Mahboob Alam found employment at the Survey of Pakistan. After his matriculation, Alam went to attend the Lawrence College where he earned the diploma, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usman Ali Isani
Usman Ali Isani is a former senior Pakistani bureaucrat, educationist and a philatelist. He was born in 1934 in his village Bado of Shikarpur District. He is alumnus of Prince of Wales Royal Military College Dheradhoon. Later, after the Indo-Pak division, he joined Lawrence College and was first Sindhi to receive ''Sword of Honour'' of 13th PMA Long course. At the rank of captain, he was inducted in civil services in 1960 as Assistant Commissioner rank. Isani served at the high-profile positions of Principal Secretary to Governor west Pakistan in 1968 and to the Prime Minister of Pakistan (PSPM) Muhammad Khan Junejo in the 1980s and also to PM Benazir Bhutto in her first government, Secretary General Establishment Division and Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. After retirement from civil services, he served as Vice Chancellor for Iqra University. and Vice Chancellor of Quaid-e-Azam University. Education and family Usman Ali Isani started his schooling from Deradhoon College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Dyer
Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, CB (9 October 1864 – 23 July 1927) was an officer of the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army. His military career began serving briefly in the regular British Army before transferring to serve with the Presidency armies of India. As a temporary brigadier-general, he was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar (in the province of Punjab). He has been called "the Butcher of Amritsar", because of his order to fire on a peaceful crowd. The official report stated that this resulted in the killing of at least 379 people and the injuring of over a thousand more. Some submissions to the official inquiry suggested a higher number of deaths. Subsequently, Dyer was removed from duty and widely condemned both in Britain and India, but he became a celebrated hero among some with connections to the British Raj. Some historians argue the episode was a decisive step towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikram Sehgal
Ikram Sehgal ( ur, ; bn, ইকরাম সেহগাল) is a Pakistani defence analyst and security expert. He is a retired Pakistan Army officer. Personal life Sehgal was born to a Punjabi father and Bengali mother. On his mother's side, Bengali politicians Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and J.A. Rahim were his grandmother's first cousins. Early life and education Sehgal spent his entire childhood, adolescence and education in the former East Pakistan, i.e. today's Bangladesh. His father was a commanding officer of the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. When 2nd East Bengal Regiment was in Comilla, he studied in a convent school there. He spent several years of his school life in Comilla. His college life started in Sylhet. His father was then the Sector Commander of EPR in Sylhet. He was admitted to MC College, Sylhet. Later he was admitted to Notre Dame College in Dhaka. From there he joined the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul in 1964 as a cadet of the 34 PMA Long Course. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismail Gulgee
Ismail Gulgee (Urdu: ; 25 October 1926 – 16 December 2007), also known simply as Gulgee, was a Pakistani painter. Born in Peshawar, he received his early education at Lawrence College before attending Aligarh University, Columbia University, and Harvard University for higher education. He started off painting portraits before turning to abstract art, basing his works on Islamic calligraphy. He gained international acclaim, and was commissioned to paint several leaders, including US Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush, the Shah of Iran, King Hussein of Jordan, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Pakistani leaders Zulifqar Ali Bhutto and General Ayub Khan. On 19 December 2007, he was found murdered at his house with his wife and maid. After a lengthy investigation, his driver and servant were convicted and given life sentences on 23 May 2017. Early life and education Gulgee was born on 25 October 1926 at Karimpura locality in Peshawar, Pakistan. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaz Amir
Ayaz Amir () is a Pakistani Journalist, columnist, former military officer,diplomat and politician. Previously, he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1990s and a member of the National Assembly between 2008 and 2013. In September 2022, Amir's son Shahnawaz was indicted by police for the murder of his wife, Sarah Inam. Early life Ayaz Amir was born in Chakwal District. He received his education from Lawrence College, Murree and then joined Pakistan Military Academy as a cadet officer. He retired as a captain from the Pakistan Army and joined the foreign service. In 1981, he was imprisoned again for five months. Political career Ayaz Amir had been a part of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) prior to joining PML-N. He then left PPP while it was in power in the late 80's and joined the PML (N) when it was in the opposition in early 2000. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Chakwal constituency in the 1997 Pakistani general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao
Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (آفتاب احمد خان شېرپاؤ; born 20 August 1944) is a Pakistani politician who is the current chairman of the centre-left Pashtun nationalist Qaumi Watan Party, after previously being a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from November 2002 to May 2018. Sherpao previously served as the Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan. Prior to this assignment he was the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and States & Frontier Regions and Minister for Interprovincial Coordination. Sherpao has also served as the 14th and 18th Chief Minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Early life and education Aftab Khan Sherpao was born on 20 August 1944. Sherpao received his early from Lawrence College Murree, and Edwardes College, Peshawar. He joined Pakistan Military Academy with 34th Long Course in 1964. After passing out from Pakistan Military Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan
Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan is a Kashmiri politician who served as the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 25 August 2006 to 25 August 2011. He was replaced by Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan. Prior to this he served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Azad Kashmir. He hails from Bhimber, a district in Azad Kashmir near to Gujrat District of pakistan. He belongs to a feudal family which owns much land in bhimber kasgumma. External links Presidents of Azad Jammu and KashmirGovernment of Azad Kashmir Year of birth missing (living people) Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ... People from Azad Kashmir Living people Presidents of Azad Kashmir Lawrence College Ghora Gali alumni {{Azad-Kashmir-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (; 1 January 1940 – 2 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Pakistan from 2002 until his resignation in 2004. He was the first and only elected prime minister from Balochistan, Pakistan. Originally a supporter of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Jamali emerged from the politics of Balochistan under military governor Rahimuddin Khan during the 1970s. He became a national figure as part of the government of Nawaz Sharif, and was Chief Minister of Balochistan for two non-consecutive terms (from June–December 1988 and November 1996 –February 1997). Although he was a senior leader in the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and Sharif's confidant, relations between Jamali and Sharif cooled and Jamali joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) after the 1999 coup led by General Pervez Musharraf. In the 2002 general election, Jamali won his bid for the office of Prime Minister after his supporters and colleagues crossed part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarfraz Bugti
Mir Sarfraz Bugti (Urdu, bal, ) (born June 1, 1981) is a Pakistani politician. He is the son of Mir Ghulam Qadir Masori Bugti. The latter is the pioneer of the middle-class movement against the tribal Sardars of Dera Bugti. Sarfraz Bugti is a prominent politician from Bugti tribe of Balochistan, serving as Minister of Balochistan for Home and Tribal Affairs. Currently, he is serving as a senator of Pakistan. Politics He won the Provincial Assembly elections from Constituency PB-24 as a representative of the Baloch community from Dera Bugti with a clear majority as an independent candidate by securing 10013 votes, and after elections joined PML (N). Sarfraz became Minister of Interior of Balochistan on 14 October 2013. Formerly he spoke against the separatist organization Baluchistan Republic Army headed by Brahamdagh Khan Bugti, grandson of Akbar Bugti. Baluchistan Republic Army is declared as a terrorist organization by the Government of Pakistan. In a BBC interview, Bugt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumtaz Bhutto
Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto ( ur, ممتاز علی بھٹو , sd, ممتاز علي ڀٽو) (28 November 1933 – 18 July 2021), was a Pakistani politician who served as 8th Governor of Sindh and later the 13th Chief Minister of Sindh. He was also the first cousin of late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. Personal life Mumtaz Ali Bhutto was born on 28 November 1933 in the village of Pir Bux Bhutto, Larkana District, Sindh, British Raj. Before the partition his father Nawab Nabi Bux Khan Bhutto was a member of the legislative assembly and had a strong political background. Bhutto attended St George's College in Mussoorie and then Lawrence College, Murree, after the independence of Pakistan. He earned his barrister degree from Lincoln's Inn, and undergraduate and master's degrees in 1959 from Oxford University in the United Kingdom. He had four children including politician Ameer Bux Bhutto and journalist Ali Haider Bhutto. Polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
