Lawrence College Ghora Gali is a school situated in

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. The college is located in the foothills of the

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and

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at a height of about 1950 metres (6395 feet) above sea level, covering an area of . It is 4 km from

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and 57 km from

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History

The college was founded in 1860 for the orphans of British soldiers and was named after Sir

Henry Montgomery Lawrence Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (28 June 1806 – 4 July 1857) was a British military officer, surveyor, administrator and statesman in British India. He is best known for leading a group of administrators in the Punjab affecti ...

Notable alumni

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 18th prime minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. He also currently leads Awaam Pakistan (AP) as ...

, former Prime Minister of Pakistan * Ayaz Amir *

Mumtaz Bhutto Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto (, ) (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 Pr ...

Sarfraz Bugti Mir Sarfraz Bugti is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Balochistan since March 2024. He belongs to the Pakistan People's Party. Prior to his current role, Bugti has served as Home and Tribal Affairs Minist ...

Reginald Dyer Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, (9 October 186423 July 1927) was a British military officer in the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army. His military career began in the regular British Army, but he soon transf ...

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 U ...

* Usman Ali Isani, educationist *

Jamal Nazrul Islam Jamal Nazrul Islam FRAS (24 February 1939 – 16 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist. He was a professor at University of Chittagong, served as a member of the advisory board at Shahjalal University of Scienc ...

Zafarullah Khan Jamali Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1 January 1944 – 2 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2004. He was the first and only elected prime minister from Balochistan, Pakistan. Born int ...

, former Prime Minister Of Pakistan *

Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (; 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 ...

Bilal Abbas Khan Bilal Abbas Khan (born 4 June 1993) is a Pakistani film and television actor. Known for his portrayal of characters fitting the boy next door prototype, he features among the list of the nation's popular personalities and is the recipient of th ...

, actor * Lt. Gen.

Imran Ullah Khan Imran Ullah Khan (born 3 December 1932) is a retired Pakistan Army general. He remained the Governor of Balochistan province in the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government from May 1994 to May 1997. Early life and education General Imran Ullah ...

* Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, former President of Azad Kashmir * Gen. Shamim Alam Khan *

Ikram Sehgal Ikram Sehgal (; ) 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 Urdu Speaking Bengali mother. On his mother's side, Bengali politicians Huseyn ...

* V/Adm. Kaleem Shaukat

References

External links

Lawrence College Official website

The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British RajOld Gallians Database
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History

Notable alumni

See also

References

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