Government National College, Karachi
# Government National College, Karachi

Government National College, Karachi is a college in Karachi, Pakistan.

Government National College (Urdu: گورنمنٹ نیشنل کالج ، کراچی) is a college of Karachi being run under one roof, with all the three faculties of science, arts and commerce up to degree level being affiliated with the University of Karachi.

Government of Sindh, with the concept that information technology education should come within the reach of common people, introduced a three-year Bachelor in Computer Science program in ten public sector colleges of the province in 2001. Government National College, Karachi was also selected for this program.

## History

The National Educational Society established the school as the National College, with Professor Hasan Adil, Professor M.M. Malik, Professor Hasnain Kazmi, Professor Shamsul Haq and the efforts of Kardar who especially helped to get the land for education purpose from the government. The school was established from the home of Professor Hasan Adil in Karachi. He had managed to obtain the services of distinguished scholar, Professor Shamsul Haq, where he along with the other founding members, waived their salaries in the interest of establishing the school for the benefit of the local community. Prof. Hasan Adil serving as the first head from March 1956 to March 1973. Originally the school had co-educational system and a "double shift". On 1 September 1972, the Pakistani government nationalised the school. After nationalization Prof. Syed Imtiaz Hussain, head of Chemistry Department of this college took the charge of Principal. Under his principalship, the College was playing a vital role in the education of people from Karachi.

## Campus

The campus is between Alamgir Road and Shaheed-e-Millat Road, in the Karachi Memon Co-operative Housing Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Union Council UC-02 in District East.

## Auditorium

There is a large, centrally located auditorium named after Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a renowned educationist and the founder of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

## Library

The campus library is a two-story building, the upper story of which serves as a place for researchers. The lower story serves as a reading hall for students.

## Notable alumni

* Imran Ismail, former Governor of Sindh, Pakistan
* Ghulam Bombaywala, (business entrepreneur in Houston, Texas)
