Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore


Government Islamia Graduate College, Civil Lines, Lahore is a government college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded by the Arya Samaj as the Dayanand Anglo Vedic school on 1 June 1886, It was later renamed Dayanand Anglo Vedic College after the Hindu leader Dayananda Saraswati.
The college was nationalized by the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime in 1972. It is operated by the Ministry of Education, Punjab, Pakistan.

History

The Islamia College, Civil Lines was originally founded by the Arya Samaj as a school in 1866 and later named the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College in Lahore. In 1947 DAV College was shifted to D.A.V. College (Lahore) in Ambala, Haryana, India after partition and the college was renamed as Islamia College. Graduates and students of this college are referred to as "Faranians".
On 17 December 1928, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar waited at the entrance of the college planning to kill Superintendent of Police James A Scott. However, in a case of mistaken identity, the plotters shot John P. Saunders, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, as he was leaving the District Police Headquarters across the street, and ran towards Government College.

Notable alumni

; Religious scholars
; Politicians
; Judiciary and government officials
; Sports personalities
;Journalists
;Writers, poets and artists
;Industry