Government Islamia College

Government Islamia College Civil Lines
اسلامیہ کالج
Former names
Dayanand Anglo Vedic College
TypeGovernment college
EstablishedJune 1, 1886 (1886-06-01)
Location,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
NicknameFaranians, Habibians

Government Islamia College Civil Lines (Urdu: اسلامیہ کالج), formerly called Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, is a government college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded by Arya Samaj as the school of Dayanand Anglo Vedic on June 1, 1886,[1] It was later renamed Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) College after Hindu leader Dayananda Saraswati.[1]

The college was nationalized by the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime in 1972. It is operated by the Ministry of Education (Higher Wing), Government of Punjab, Pakistan.[2]

  1. ^ a b "AT A GLANCE - Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore (college history)". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ 22 promoted as professors Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Nation (newspaper), published 14 June 2008, retrieved 21 November 2017