| Government Naz Pilot High School | |
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| Coordinates | 27°31′30″N 68°44′52″E / 27.52487°N 68.74773°E |
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| Former name | Anglo Vernacular School |
| Established | 1906 |
| Founder | Mir Ali Nawaz Khan Talpur |
Government Naz High School, Khairpur, formerly known as Naz High School, Khairpur is a high school located in Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan. [1]
The school spans 68 acres, with 14 acres allocated for agricultural use. [2]
History
Government Naz Pilot High School was founded in 1906 as Anglo Vernacular School by Mir Ali Nawaz Khan Talpur, a ruler of Khairpur, to provide free education, including hostel accommodation and meals for students from remote areas. [2] [3] [4]
In 1915, it was upgraded to high school. [3] In 1923, the school was renamed as Naz High school after Mir Ali Nawaz Khan Naz. [3]
In 1960, during the tenure of Field Marshal Ayub Khan, the school initiated pilot projects in agriculture, woodworking, electricity, and poultry. [2] In the poultry program, students learned to construct incubators for hatching chicks. [2] Agriculture students were trained in land preparation using two bulls to level the fields. [2]
Alumni
- Pir Ilahi Bux, Chief Minister of Sindh [2]
- Syed Ghous Ali Shah [2]
- Syed Qaim Ali Shah [2]
- Manzoor Wassan [2]
- Syed Ali Aslam Jafri [2]
References
- ^ Newspaper, the (March 25, 2015). "Naz School". Dawn.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Khairpur's historic school hopes to improve under new management". The Express Tribune. February 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Naz Pilot Secondary School , Khairpur". heritage.eftsindh.com.
- ^ "Reviving the legacy of Naz Pilot Secondary School". The Express Tribune. October 15, 2015.