St Francis Grammar School, Quetta.

St Francis Grammar School, Quetta.

St Francis Grammar School is one of the oldest schools of Baluchistan, Pakistan. It was established in the British era to provide education to the elite both in Baluchistan and Sind. The children of army officers undergoing training in Army Staff College Quetta also attended the school. The school has good teachers,Fact|date=August 2008 often European clergy, extensive play-grounds, hostel facilities and one of the best children's libraries in the area. Former teachers include Flt Lieut H J Careaux RAF Malta, Archbishop Cordeiro, Archbishop Trinedad

The school is situated on the Zarghoon Road of Quetta, surrounded by pine trees and various buildings. Due to its good reputation, admission of their children to the school is sought by people of Quetta and surrounding areas as well as other parts of Pakistan. The current Principal is Mrs. Sylvia Nathanial.

Alumni

The school has had a number of notable alumni, including Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former Prime Minister of Pakistan; Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, a Pakistani diplomat; Muzaffar Hussain Shah, former Chief Minister of Sind and Speaker of Sind Assembly; Malik Shuja-uddin Kasi, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Balochistan; Beburg Ali Zehri, a fast bowler for the Canadian National team;Shahid Jamil FCA an expert on Islamic Finance; Halim Chishtie FCMA finance expert and international consultant now in UK and Mir Aimal Kasi, who murdered two CIA employees in 1993, was deported to the USA in 1997 and executed in 2002.


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