Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore

Government Islamia College Civil Lines
اسلامیہ کالج
Former names
Dayanand Anglo Vedic College
TypeGovernment college
Established1 June 1886 (1886-06-01)
Location
Lahore
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
NicknameFaranians, Habibians
Websitegiccl.edu.pk

Government Islamia College Civil Lines (Urdu: اسلامیہ کالج), officially Government Islamia Graduate College, Civil Lines, Lahore, and formerly known as Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, is a government college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded by the Arya Samaj as the Dayanand Anglo Vedic school on 1 June 1886, It was later renamed Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) College after the Hindu leader Dayananda Saraswati.

The college was nationalized by the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime in 1972. It is operated by the Ministry of Education (Higher Wing), Government of Punjab, Pakistan.

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