Cadet College Petaro
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| Cadet College Petaro | |
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| Identity | Petarians |
| Date of Establishment | August,1957 at Mirpurkhas August,1959 at Petaro |
| First Academic Year | 1957 |
| Location | Petaro, about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad, Sindh Province, Pakistan. |
| College Motto | - |
| College Colour | Red, Navy Blue and Sky Blue |
| Total College Area | 300 acres |
| Number of Houses | 7 |
| Jinnah House | |
| Named After | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Motto | - |
| Colour | Navy Blue |
| Liaquat House | |
| Named After | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Motto | - |
| Colour | Red |
| Ayub House | |
| Named After | Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan |
| Motto | - |
| Colour | Brown |
| Latif House | |
| Named After | Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai |
| Motto | - |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Iqbal House | |
| Named After | Allama Muhammad Iqbal |
| Motto | - |
| Colour | Dark Green |
| Qasim House | |
| Named After | Muhammad bin Qasim |
| Motto | - |
| Colour | Purple |
| Shahbaz House | |
| Named After | Lal Shahbaz Qalandar |
| Motto | - |
| Colour | Light Blue |
Cadet College Petaro (کیڈٹ کالج پٹارو) is an educational institution from grade 8 to grade 12, in the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad. Its campus occupies about 300 acres (1.2 km²) on the west bank of the Indus River on the road from Hyderabad to Dadu, Larkana and Quetta.
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[edit] History
The college was initially founded in August 1957 at Mirpurkhas, Sindh as a residential institution. It was established under the name of "Government Cadet College Mirpurkhas". The college came into being due to the vision and efforts of Mr. A.M. Nizamani, the then Director of Education of Hyderabad Region, and sanctioned by Mr. M. Ayub Khuhro, Defence Minister of Pakistan.
The first batch of teachers joined the college on 5th of August 1957 at Mirpurkhas while the college building was still under preparation. These five teachers were Mr. Abdullah Khadim Hussain, Mr. Feroz Yusuf Khan, Mr. Aziz Ahmed Farooqui, Mr. Hasan Masud Zuberi, and Mr. Syed Zahoorul Hasan. While the government had advertised for the position of Principal of the college, Mr. Mohammed Hasnain was appointed as the In Charge (Acting) Principal on August 25, 1957 for the initial few months. He was soon succeeded by Col.(retd) J.H.H. Coombes on March 20, 1958.
The first batch of 30 students joined the college on 27th August 1957 in class VIII. This was the birth of an institution that has since produced thousands of students, many of whom have achieved a position of eminence in Pakistan and abroad.
In 1958, a new site was sought in order to build a permanent campus for the college. After an extensive search, the site was chosen at Petaro, a few miles up the river from Jamshoro. The construction of a purpose built campus began almost immediately. Mr. Habib-ur-Rehman, Minister of Education, laid the foundation stone of the college on 16th of January 1959. The initial cost of construction of the buildings of the college sanctioned by the government of West Pakistan was Rs. 2,700,000. The college finally moved to its new premises at Petaro in August 1959. At the time of the move, the River Indus was in flood, and Petaro was also submerged under its waters. The building in Mirpurkhas that originally housed Cadet College Petaro was given over to the Government College Mirpurkhas.
The first principal of the college was Col.(retd) J.H.H. Coombes who retired from the college in 1965. He was followed by Cdr.(retd) Firoz Shah, who remained at the helm of affairs at the college until 1972.
The college is a residential institution for around 750 full-time students at present, providing education from Class 8 to Class 12 (Intermediate). At the time it was first constructed, it was designed to accommodate only 360 students in four houses (or hostels). The capacity was expanded to 570 with the construction of 2 more houses in the late 1960s. The number of students has grown gradually over the years since, and the capacity is now set at 750.
[edit] Academics
The main body of students is admitted each year to Class 8. Until the academic year 1998-99, the college used to admit a small contingent of boys from the rural districts of Sindh to Class 7, to prepare them for competitive success with the new entry into Class 8. However, it was decided by the Board of Governors of the college to discontinue Class 7 from 1999 onwards.
[edit] Administration
The College is governed by an autonomous Board of Governors, headed by the Commander Karachi (COMKAR) of the Pakistan Navy as it Chairman. Since 1975, the Principal and the Adjutant of the college are officers of the Pakistan Navy as well. Prior to be handed over to the Pakistan Navy the Pakistan Army was managing affairs and there a Pakistan Army adjutant. The handing over to the Pakistan Navy took place in 1973.
[edit] Infrastructure
The campus is practically a small township with its own electricity, water supply, sewerage, security and other infrastructure. The College is controlled and patronised by the Pakistan Navy. Since 1975, the Principal posted is at least of the rank of a serving Captain of the Navy with vast and varied experience mainly concerned with the administration. His tenure is normally for 3 years. Likewise the Pakistan Navy provides an Adjutant of the rank of Lieutenant, and other training staff like Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and Sailors for military training of the cadets. The College is staffed by 41 teachers (professors, assistant professors and lecturers) who have at least a Master's Degree. There are other officers like the Medical Officer, Administrative Officer, Bursar, Librarian and Office Superintendent. In addition, there are around 215 board employees and over 100 college employees of various categories who constitute the force that makes the operation of this residential institution possible.
[edit] Petarians
All students and ex-students of Cadet College Petaro are known as Petarian. A Petarian is expected to be a person of exemplary character. Ex-Petarians have attained positions of eminence in every walk of life - in the Armed Forces of Pakistan, in government services (Civil Services and elected offices), in Police services, in Industry, in Business & Trade, in Management, in Technology, in Medicine, in Educational Institutions, in Agriculture, in Journalism, in national Sports, in public service and in the Entertainment industry.
[edit] Notable Alumini
In National Politics Asif Ali Zardari the husband of former prime minster Benazir Bhutto of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
- Liaquat Ali Jatoi, Federal Minister of Industries and Chief Minister of Sindh
- Ch. Nouraiz Shakoor Khan, Federal Minister of Petroleum, Federal Minister for Science & Technology
- Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi, Federal Minister of Communications and Sindh Minister of Communications
- Asif Ali Zardari, Senator
- Dr. Nisar Ahmed Choudhary, Member of National Assembly
- Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Chief Minister of Sindh
- Syed Jalal Mahmood Shah, Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly
- Mohammed Rafi Kachelo, Sindh Minister of Communications
- Hasan Ali Chaniho, Sindh Minister for Agriculture
- Dr. Abdul Wahid Soomro, Sindh Govt. Minister in Govt.
- Faisal Malik, Advisor (Minister rank) to Chief Minister Sindh on Environment
- Syed Asad Ali Shah, Advisor (Minister rank) to Chief Minister Sindh on Finance
- Inayat Ali Shah, Member of Sindh Provincial Assembly
- Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza, Member of Sindh Provincial Assembly
- Asim Kabir Khanzada, Member of Sindh Provincial Assembly
- Lt.Col.(R) Younus Changezi, Baluchistan Minister of Forests, Environment
In Business
- Zaffar Ahmed Khan, ex-President, Engro Chemicals Pakistan and ex-Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
- A. Rashid Abro, CEO, Pacific Chartering & Trading
- Ghalib Mansoor, Managing Director, Adarts, Karachi
- Naseem Ahmad Farooqi, Managing Director, Amour Textiles, Karachi
- Salim Ahmad Mastan, CEO, ACS, USA
- Safdar Amin Khawaja, CEO, Amin Soap Industries, Karachi
- Tajammul Husayn, Managing Director, SeasonMaster Engg. (Pvt) Ltd., Karachi
- Khalid Farooq, CEO, Kissan Engineering, Lahore
- Asmat Sami Siddiqui, ex-Vice President, Citicorp, USA
- Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, CEO, C&R/Rizvi Architects, USA
- Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, CEO, Techcorp group of companies, Islamabad
- Tahir Hasan, President, Prudential Investment Bank, Karachi
- Ch. Muhammad Zaka Ashraf, Chairman, Ashraf Group of Industries, Lahore
- Samiullah Bajwa, CEO, Comstar, Karachi
- Muhammad Junaid Yasin, President & Founder, Procurezone.com, USA
- Tarik M. Yusifzai, President, Hughes Arabia Ltd, Saudi Arabia
- Anwar Qayoom Sher, ex-CEO, Union National Bank, Dubai
- Jawed Ahmed, Country Manager, SITA Pakistan
- Azher M. Khan, CEO, Calderon Textiles, USA
- M. Ghiasuddin Sidiqi, Owner, Grid International Holding BV, Holland
- Maqbool (Max) Babri, CEO, The Konsultants, Lahore
- Muhammad Ibrahim, UET, CEO, Sachal Softec (Pvt) Ltd., Islamabad
- Muhammad Ayub, CEO, Petrocon, Islamabad
- Pervez Iqbal (Leiah), Managing Director, Kooltex (Pvt) Ltd., Islamabad
- Naeem Akhtar, Managing Director, Shah Muhammad & Sons, Multan
- Aftab Alam Khan, CEO, Gestetner, Karachi
- Wasif Malik, CEO, Desi Services, USA
- Tariq Ghori, Managing Director, Matco Group of companies, Karachi
- Ziauddin A. Shah, ex-Managing Director, Shoa (Pvt) Ltd., Islamabad
- Shahid Mahmud, CEO, Inter-Active Communications (Pvt) Ltd., Islamabad
- Mahmood Baweja, Managing Director, Hotel Regency Plaza, Karachi
- Khurshid Ahmed Mughal, CEO, Sequel Systems Inc, USA
- Tariq Hafeez, CEO, Worldwide Technologies Inc, USA
- Farook Ali Khan, CEO, Syna Systems, USA
- Bhibekshan M.Chowdhry, CEO, Shivnet Inc., USA
- Nadeem Soomro, CEO, NetTeam Mgmt Sys Ltd, UK
- Shoeib Yunus, CEO, Dreamznet Inc, USA
- Aamir Jamil, President, Altanova, USA
- Shunaid Qureshi, CEO, Al-Abbas Sugar Mills
- Shahbaz Ali Memon, President, Tarmin Solutions, UK
- Shahbaz Ali Malik, M.D., Popular Group of Ind., Karachi
In Armed Forces
- Lt.Gen. (R) Syed Parvez Shahid
- Vice Admiral (R) Farooq Rashid
- Rear Admiral (R)Azher Hussain
- Rear Admiral (R) Anisur Rehman
- Rear Admiral (R)Saeed Sargana
- Rear Admiral (R) Bakhat Ali Jumani
- Rear Admiral (R) Nashat Raffi
- Rear Admiral Shahid Farooq
- Rear Admiral (R) Abrar Hussain
- Rear Admiral Shahid Iqbal
- Rear Admiral Muhammad Shafi
- Rear Admiral Azher Shamim Anwer
- Commodore Muhammad Abid Saleem - (First Ex-Cadet Principal)
- Major Gen. Najeeb Tariq
Other
- Mr. Aijaz Hussain Jatoi
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Cadet Colleges in Pakistan |
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| Cadet College Hasan Abdal • Cadet College Petaro • Cadet College Kohat • Cadet College Razmak • Pakistan Steel Cadet College • Cadet College Mastung • Cadet College Larkana • Cadet College Sanghar • Cadet College Palandri • Cadet College Skardu |
