Lawrence College, Ghora Gali (Urdu: گھوڑا گلی، مری) is a boys boarding school located in the Murree Hills, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1860 and named after Sir Henry Lawrence, the first administrator of British Punjab, it is one of the oldest residential educational institutions in Pakistan. The school follows a public school model influenced by British colonial-era institutions and provides education from primary to higher secondary levels.
The college is located in the foothills of the Himalayas and Pir Panjal at a height of about 1950 metres (6395 feet) above sea level, covering an area of 100 acres (40 ha). It is 4 km from Murree and 57 km from Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
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History
The college was founded in 1860 for the orphans of British soldiers and was named after Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
Notable alumni
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Ayaz Amir
Mumtaz Bhutto
Sarfraz Bugti
Reginald Dyer
Ismail Gulgee
Usman Ali Isani, educationist
Jamal Nazrul Islam
Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former Prime Minister Of Pakistan
Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao
Bilal Abbas Khan, actor
Lt. Gen. Imran Ullah Khan
Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, former President of Azad Kashmir
Gen. Shamim Alam Khan
Ikram Sehgal
V/Adm. Kaleem Shaukat