Government College, Pattoki

Government College Pattoki or Municipal College of Pattoki is located in Pattoki, Punjab, Pakistan, 78km from Lahore. The college was founded in 1965 with classes held in the Zail Ghar; after two years the college moved to the present campus. The college was nationalized in 1972, by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. It is affliated with Board Of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore and University of the Punjab.

Buildings

The College is divided into these blocks:
* Chaaghi Block: This is a new block which was built in 1998 in order to overcome the ever growing needs of students. It is named after Chaagi, where Pakistan tested its atomic powers. In this block BA classes are held. Soon this block will be housing MA classes.
* Science Block: This block houses the science departments of the college. The departments are; Department Of Physics, Department Of Chemistry, Department Of Mathematics, Department Of Statistics. The Laboratories of these departments are well equipped. It also house the Vice-Principal's Office.
* Admin Block: This is a two storyed block that has class rooms for FA. It also has a hall which is used for Examinations.
* Computer Centre: This block was formed in 2000, in order to get students familiar with Information Technology.
* Library: The college has a very good library,having a vast range of books on all subjects.It was deterioated in past years due to lack of staff.But know it is well-furnished & organised due to Professor Noor Muhammad's skills and hardwork.
* Mosque: As most of the students are muslims in 2006 a mosque has been build for islamic activities. Four toilets have also been built with it. It is open even after College timings.

Extracurricular activities

The college is very famousFact|date=March 2008 for keeping high standards in Sports & other competitions at the national level. In literary circle this college has good fameFact|date=March 2008. It has won several awards at National Level in speeches, poetry, naats etc.

Al Qalam

It is an annual digest of the college which is remarkableFact|date=March 2008 in true sense of the word. It is highly acclaimed for its creative writings. In 2000, it stood second in a competition which was conducted by The Daily Jung.

List of notable alumni

* Professor Abdul Jabbar Shakir, Director General, Dawwah Academy, IIUI
* Professor Khalid Mahmood, scholar, writer of "Verbs & Tenses
* Doctor Akhtar Hussain Azmi, a religious acholar
* Doctor Basit Ali PhD in Mathematics from IIUI
* Professor Habib-ur-Rehman Asim, International Islamic University Islamabad IIUI, Pakistan
* Doctor Dildar Mehboob, a specialist in tuberculosus
* Professor Tufail Dhaana, a columnist, novelist
* Professor Nazir Ahmad Chaudhri, Ex Principal, Lawyer
* Muhammad Tauseef,doing PhD in Physics from Trieste Italy.
* Dr Rafaqat Ali Akbar,Professor at Institute Of Education & Research, University Of The Punjab, Lahore

References

* "Al Qalam", Silver Jubilee Number, published in 1987.Afaq Adil Sindhu, Barrister