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Edwardes College Peshawar is a semi-government degree The college's undergraduate and graduate degree programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), 4 year BS Programme in English and Computer Science, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and 5 years Llb degrees awarded through the University of Peshawar Edwardes also offers an A-Level program and the Faculty of Arts (F.A.) and Faculty of Science (F.Sc.) certificates through the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Higher National Diploma (H.N.D.) BS English program in business and information technology offers the option of a third year in an institution in the U.K., U.S.A. or Australia. Originally a co-educational college, it became a boy's only college in 1930s. Edwardes has become co-educational again since 2000 with about 200 female students and 15 women among its faculty members, with numbers of women anticipated to increase. The college has a vital community life, which includes freedom of worship for all faiths, sporting events, a debating society, drama productions, and student publications. Up to 1974 it was running up by as organisation affiliated with the Church Mission Society however following Nationalisation Reforms of 1974 it was handed over to the Board of Governors headed by NWFP Governor. A ruling of the Peshawar High Court dated 14 Nov 2019 dismissed the plea of the Principal challenging the nationalisation of the college. In 2019,
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( ur, ; ps, د خیبر پښتونخوا حکومت), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Consti ...
nationalised the college.


History

The
Church Missionary Society The Church Mission Society (CMS), formerly known as the Church Missionary Society, is a British mission society working with the Christians around the world. Founded in 1799, CMS has attracted over nine thousand men and women to serve as mission ...
established the Church Mission College in 1900 as an outgrowth of Edwardes High School, which had been founded in 1855 by the society as the first institution of western-style schooling in the northwest frontier region of what was British India. For many years the college was the only institution of higher education in the northwest frontier. Sir
Herbert Edwardes Major-General Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes DCL (12 November 1819 – 23 December 1868) was a British administrator, soldier, and statesman active in the Punjab region of British India. He is best known as the "Hero of Multan" for his pivotal ...
was a British colonial administrator and commander whose name the college later adopted. The first major college building, now known as the Old Hall, was built in 1910 in a Moghul style that was replicated in a number of the college's later buildings. Edwardes College was visited three times by the founder of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...
, by
Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
, and the previous
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,
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. In its early years Edwardes awarded degrees through the
University of Punjab The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...
; since 1952 its degrees have been awarded through the University of Peshawar.


Hostel

Edwardes has hostel accommodation for about 200 male students.


Decline

The college is currently in decline as a result of a long running legal battle about its ownership, which is contested between the Provincial Government of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
and the Diocese of Peshawar. The latter argues that Edwardes College was established as a private missionary educational institution by the Church Mission Society and had its own financial resources, which were created through donations and fee; the authorities contending that all privately owned schools and colleges had been taken over by the government in 1972 and that as such the college had been funded for more than five decades by the provincial government regularly and had become an autonomous institution rather than a private one. The legal battle has brought the institute to the verge of collapse. Multiple incidents of corruption and abuse of power have come to light, such as the appointment by the principal of family members to key posts without
due process Due process of law is application by state of all legal rules and principles pertaining to the case so all legal rights that are owed to the person are respected. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual pers ...
. Students have held protest demonstrations and some 200 of them have left the college. According to the provincial governor, all efforts would be made to restore the trust of parents and to protect the college's glorious status.

Notable alumni

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Mehr Chand Khanna Mehr Chand Khanna (1 June 1897 – 20 July 1970) was an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister for Rehabilitation from 1954 to 1962 and Law Minister from 1954 to 1957.Mr Mohan Lal Saksena was the first Rehabilitation Minister of the ...
, a lawyer, well known politician and Finance Minister of NWFP from 1937–46 * Khalilur Rehman, ex-Commander of
Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...
and Bahrain Navy a, Hilal-e-Imtiaz (military), served as the Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, appointed in 2005 *
Shafaat Ali Syed Shafaat Ali is a Pakistani TV host and stand up comedian who is known for his impressions of Pakistani public figures. Biography Ali was born in on 8 February in Peshawar and studied engineering. In 2006, Ali co-hosted the '' 4 Man Show'' ...
, actor, comedian, television host *
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, satirist, political commentator * Syed Sarwar, Software Engineer at IMSciences Peshawar *
Humayun Saifullah Khan Humayun Saifullah Khan is a Pakistani politician and a former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. He belongs to the Saifullah Khan family from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Political career He has served as district ...
, politician *
Shahram Khan Shahram Khan Tarakai is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Local Government, Elections and Rural Development, in office since 29 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembl ...
, Senior Minister Health & Information Technology Khyber Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan *
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,
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, CSP *
Ameer Haider Khan Hoti Ameer Haider Khan Hoti ( ur, ; ps, امير حېدر خان هوتي) is a Pakistani Pashtun politician who was the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2008 to 2013. During his government, the province was renamed from "North-West Frontie ...
, former
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of
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, Indian film and theatre actor/director/producer *
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(Dr. Abdul Jabbar Khan), first chief minister of West Pakistan *
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, politician and former chief minister, North-West Frontier Province *
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, founder of the
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and former governor, North-West Frontier Province *
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, (1901–1978), Justice (retired), first
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and Minister for Kashmir Affairs * Salim Saifullah Khan, senator, politician *
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, senator, politician *
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, Pakistani ethnic minority activist *
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, former chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force * General (R)
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, former chief of Army Staff *
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, (known As M. R. Kayani), former chief justice of West Pakistan 1958 to 1962 *
Haseeb Ahsan Haseeb Ahsan ( ur, حسيب احسن; 15 July 1939 – 8 March 2013) was a Pakistani cricketer who played 12 Test matches for Pakistan between 1958 and 1962. He was born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A right-arm off spinner, he took 27 wic ...
, former test cricketer and chief selector Pakistan Cricket Board. * Farrukh Zaman, former test cricketer *
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, Olympian, former international hockey player * Kabir Khan, former test cricketer *
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, international cricketer *
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, CEO of
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and
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* General (R) Khalid Mahmud Arif, vice chief of Army Staff *
Safwat Ghayur Additional Inspector General of Police Safwat Ghayur (14 July 1959 – 4 August 2010) was a senior two-star police officer serving in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan as commandant of the Frontier Constabulary. He was a respected po ...
Shaheed, A.I.G.P. * Hakimullah, retired air chief marshal, P.A.F. 1988–1991 *
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, former governor of KPK and Baluchistan * Justice (R)
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, 22nd
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and the 7th
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.


See also

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List of universities in Pakistan Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission ...
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Education in Pakistan Education in Pakistan is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education and the provincial governments, whereas the federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and in the financing of research and development. A ...
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University of Peshawar The University of Peshawar ( ps, د پېښور پوهنتون; hnd, پشور یونیورسٹی; ur, ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a Public university, public research university located in Peshawar, Khy ...


References


External links


Edwardes College website
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