Lawrence College, Ghora Gali (Urdu: گھوڑا گلی، مری) is a boys boarding school located in the Murree Hills, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1860 and named after Sir Henry Lawrence, the first administrator of British Punjab, it is one of the oldest residential educational institutions in Pakistan. The school follows a public school model influenced by British colonial-era institutions and provides education from primary to higher secondary levels.
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.
History The college was founded in 1860 for the orphans of British soldiers and was named after Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
Notable alumni
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Ayaz Amir Mumtaz Bhutto Sarfraz Bugti Reginald Dyer Ismail Gulgee Usman Ali Isani, educationist Jamal Nazrul Islam Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former Prime Minister Of Pakistan Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao Bilal Abbas Khan, actor Lt. Gen. Imran Ullah Khan Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, former President of Azad Kashmir Gen. Shamim Alam Khan Ikram Sehgal V/Adm. Kaleem Shaukat
See also Army Burn Hall College Lawrence Military Asylums Lawrence School, Sanawar Lawrence School, Lovedale
References
External links Lawrence College Official website The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj Old Gallians Database