St. Francis' Grammar School is a

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secondary school located in

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, Pakistan. The school is situated on the Zarghoon Road (formerly known as Lytton Road). The school has playgrounds, hostel facilities (till the 80s), and a well stocked children's library.

History

The school was founded in 1936 by Msgr.

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OFM,

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to educate the children of British soldiers stationed in the area. The school had the distinction of having Father

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as Assistant Principal from 1937 to 1939 who translated the Bible into Urdu.

Alumni

* Major General

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, former prime minister of Pakistan *

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, former prime minister of Pakistan, and Senator *

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References

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