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Hundred Years Old Government Pilot Higher Secondary School Larkana
Sarmad Hussain
Feature
M.A Roll no 52
''Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school''
In earlier 1919 a small town of Sindh named ''Larkana'' was blessed with a school named Pilot High
School but now Government Pilot Higher Secondary School Larkana that has furnished thousands of
folks from the very first day till present.
This school with an English alphabetical letter ''E'' shape surrounded by avenues and beautiful gardens is located in the center of Larkana city.
According to the current Principal of the school Mr. Allah Bakhsh Soomro: ''The E stands for England as the building was built later in 1926 by the British Colonialists then government'' but according to other sources E stands for education.
When I entered in the school to glimpse into the deep information of the school so I thought how students feel blessed to study in one of the most prestigious and esteemed schools of the city, also, this school has a lot of assets which makes them feel fortunate to be a part of it.
According to current principal Mr. Allah Bakhsh Soomro, the total area of the school measures about 24 acres which include E shape building, 52 wide classes and the classes are divided into 9 sections a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, and i, one science hall for the experiments, one drawing hall for learning drawing, one library which has a variety of books, educational as well as technical books, Biology laboratory that is used for various biological experiments such as dissection of frogs, one computer lab, in the North-East of the school there is a huge auditorium hall where many events held throughout the year, one principal office
located near the main gate of the school which has three doors covering each side of the school and two
massive grounds for outdoor games one for Cricket and another for Hockey, three workshops, five lawns, one teacher's room, one clerk office, and parking area.
Approximately 6.5 to 7 thousand students are enrolled and are getting proper education under highly
qualified teachers.
In an earlier period, the school remained co-educational in which many female students got education
including Dr. Mrs. Ashraf Abbasi the first Deputy speaker of the National Assembly but after then it was changed and now it is only for boys.
Mr. D.V Mirchandani served for almost seven years as the first Headmaster of the school from 1 August 1919 to 2 October 1922.
The school was run by the British Government from the beginning of the school till 29 January 1948, 20 headmasters including D.V Mirchandani served in this tenure under the British Government and
according to the list, all of them were Non-Muslims, 21st Headmaster Mr. Fateh Muhammad Qureshi
commonly known as F.D Qureshi was the first Muslim and the only headmaster who has served for four times, firstly in January 30, 1948, to March 31, 1950, secondly in May 1, 1950, to June 17, 1950, then 3rd time in April 18, 1951, to July 22, 1953, and 4th and last time in November 27, 1953, to August 4, 1954.
According to current Vice Principal Mr. Ali Muzaffar Lahori who joined in 1989, the school has been
renamed thrice and has been upgraded for two times, firstly this school used to be a Government High
School in 1919 which was affiliated with Bombay University then it was changed into Government Pilot High Secondary School Larkana, it was first upgraded with various four workshops metal, wood,
electrical and typing in 1964 and then it was again renamed for the third time into Government Pilot
Higher Secondary School Larkana in 1994 by Benazir Bhutto who was the first lady prime minister, she
visited the school during an event organized by the school and she was impressed by the structure of
school building and she asked from school teachers about the level of the school and one of the teachers
replied to her that school level is till matric so she made an announcement for the upgrading of the school from high secondary school to higher secondary school, while the designation of headmaster upgraded into principal, at that time also computer lab was constructed with new class rooms renovation of the old school into modern school and new other vacancies for teachers than teaching staff increased from 71 to 150 and then for the second time it was upgraded into higher secondary school in 1994 on the directions of former Prime Minister Shaheed Muhtarma Benazir Bhutto.
Here are some well-known personalities who have studied from this school Nisar Ahmed Khuhro former speaker of Sindh Assembly and senior politician of Pakistan People's Party, Late Dr. Allama Khalid Mehmood Soomro former senator, Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh current chief justice of Sindh, Haji Munawar Ali Abbasi former member of National Assembly and many other.
In 2019 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary and it was a one-week event in which singing, games, bookstalls, food stalls and other extra-curricular were done by the students and teachers as well, in this event many famous personalities participated including senior politician Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal, Education Minister Sardar Shah, SSP Larkana Masood Ahmed
Bhangashand JUI Sindh President Allama Rashid Mehmood Soomro.
Moreover, many competitions held there i.e. drawing competitions among students and sports
competitions among the students of this school with the opponents from various schools throughout the
country and they arrange annual functions and parent-teacher meetings to discuss their children's progress and any kind of complaint.
Besides other facilities, there was a lack of facility of cold water but the current principal has provided
this facility to the students.
In the school along with education, they also teach technical education.
According to two former students of the school, they learned technical skills from the school like
electricians and carpenter further they said that they don’t have a need for a job because they can earn
money by using their technical skills.
Further Mr. Bilawal Hassan Tunio as he is one of the old students of the school, he told that now he is
working as an aeronautical engineer in PIA and today whatever he is just because of the Pilot school
because he was provided with the quality education that helped him to accomplish his dream.
The colossal and graceful building of the school is preserved and in good condition due to the proper
attention of the current administration, and we hope this school will complete another century by
providing quality education.
KEY WORD: Pilot Higher Secondary School Larkana, Allah Bakhsh Soomro, Larkana,
The practical work is carried under supervision of Sohail Sangi,
at Media and Communication Department, University of Sindh
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Why not some old students were contacted? There is no interesting story to tell
Just information, that too from sitting officials
No personal observation
Revised
Hundred Years Old Government Pilot Higher Secondary School
Larkana
Sarmad Hussain
Feature
M.A Roll no 52
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one
has learned in school.
In earlier 1919
A small town of Sindh "Larkana" was blessed with a school named Pilot
High School now Government Pilot Higher Secondary School that has furnished
thousands of folks from the day very first till now This school with English
Alphabetical word "E" shape building surrounded by avenues and
beautiful gardens is located in the center of Larkana City.
According to the
current Principal, 0f The School Mr. Allah Bakhsh Soomro the E shape stands for
the word England as the building was built later in 1926 by The British
Colonialists then government. Mr. D.V Mirchandani served for almost seven years
as the first Headmaster of the school in August 1, 1919, to October 2, 1922.
The school was run by The British Government from the beginning of the school
till January 29, 1948. 20 headmasters including D.V Mirchandani served in this
tenure under the British Government and according to the list, all of them were
non-Muslims 21st Headmaster Mr. Fateh Muhammad Qureshi commonly known as F.D
Qureshi was the first Muslim and the only headmaster who has served four times
in January 30, 1948, to March 31, 1950. And again in May 1, 1950, to June 17,
1950, then 3rd time on April 18, 1951, to July 22, 1953. And last and 4th time
on November 27, 1953, to August 4, 1954.
When I entered
the school to glimpse into the deep information of the school. I went to the
principal office first, which was located near the main gate of the school, it
had three doors covering each side of the school. The Principal warmly welcomed
and briefed about the school and his services in beautifying and maintaining
the environment of school there was no doubt that the school and the building
were maintained with the struggles of current and former principals of the
school.
According to the principal Mr. Allah Bakhsh Soomro the total area of
school measures about 24 acres which include the E shape building, 52 wide
classes, one science hall for the experiments, one drawing hall for learning
drawing and appear in the drawing competitions in which students from various
schools take part.
Including these; there is also a library that provides
educational as well as technical books. The students are allowed to take the
books to their home for almost a week if they want to read it furthermore, we
cannot forget the Biology laboratory that was used for the various experiments
including the surgical operation of frogs. In the North-East of the school,
there is a huge auditorium hall which attracted me the most when I had a look
outside the Principal Office. Entering the auditorium hall I impressed with the
maintenance of the hall, many events are held there throughout the year.
The 24
acres based school has two massive outdoor games grounds, one for Cricket and
the other one for Football and Hockey. These games are played by the students
of this school with opponents from various schools throughout the country.
Approximately 6.5 to 7 thousand students are enrolled and are getting proper
education under the highly qualified 135 teachers. The classes are divided into
9 sections a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h and i with at least 80-90 students in each
class.
[[The principal
was quite busy in his general schedule, that's why he referred me to the vice
Principal Mr. Ali Muzaffar Lahori who joined in 1989 and was also a great person.
He provided further information about the school, according to him the school
has been renamed thrice and has been upgraded for two times first this school
used to be government high school on 1919 only which was affiliated with Bombay
University further it is changed into government pilot high secondary school
Larkana, it was first upgraded with various four workshops metal, wood,
electrical, and typing on 1964 but as also the third time it is named into
government pilot higher secondary school Larkana on 1994 by Benazir Bhutto who
was the first woman prime minister she visited school building during an event
organized by the school she was impressed by the structure of school building
she asked from school teachers about the level of school one of the teacher he
replied to her that school level is till matric moreover, she announced for the
upgrading of the school from high secondary school to higher secondary school,
while the designation of headmaster upgraded into principal, at that time also
computer lab was constructed with new class rooms renovation of the old school
into modern school and new other vacancies for the teachers than teaching staff
was increased from 71 to 150, and then for the second time it was upgraded into
higher secondary school in 1994 on the directions of then Prime Minister
Shaheed Muhtarma Benazir Bhutto. ]] Very long sentence
In the earlier period, the school remained
coeducational in which many female students got education including Dr. Mrs.
Ashraf Abbasi the first Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. On the other
hand, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro former speaker of Sindh Assembly & senior’s
politician of Pakistan People’s Party, Late Dr. Allama Khalid Mehmood Soomro
former senator, Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh current chief justice of Sindh, Haji
Munawar Ali Abbasi former Member of National Assembly and many other male
students have been studied here.
Vice-principal Mr. Ali Muzaffar Lahori told
that back in 2019 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary he further told
that it was a one-week event in which singing, games, bookstalls, food stalls
and other extra-curricular activities were done by the students and teachers as
well. In this event many famous persons participated including Senior
Politician Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Home Minister Sohail Anwer Siyal, Education
Minister Sardar Shah, SSP Larkana Masood Ahmed Bhangash and JUI Sindh President
Allama Rashid Mehmood Soomro.
In the last, the vice Principal Mr. Ali Muzaffar
Lahori told me that we administration have been continuously requesting the
students of this school to make sure their attendance and concentrate on their
studies and also make sure their parents' attendance in annual parents'
meetings whenever we hold. Furthermore, he also invited the locals and the
people across the country to come and visit such a historical, beautiful and
well-maintained school. Then the vice-principal called one of his staff men and
directed him to make me visit further spots of the school to make sure that
whatever I’ve been told is the same. And it was as same as I was.
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Why to bracket proper noun?
Only first character of proper noun to be with cap not full word
These are also proper noun: world bank, national assembly, Sindh high court, Pakistan people’s party and also some more
Not in feature style, it in article style
Not reporting based,
Information not written in interesting manner
No description of old school building and so also new one.
Do not write date like this: 1.8.1919 rather should be August 1, 1919.
There must be many stories, event regarding this school
Refer back, refile till March 13
Hundred years old Govt Pilot higher
secondary School Larkana
Sarmad Hussain
Feature
M.A Roll no 52
There are many schools in and a
Larkana Govt: pilot higher secondary school is one of them it is located in Lahori Muhllah along with VIP Road
Larkana Sindh, this was school built in 1926 by the British colonialists but it has been functioning since 1919.
Means it is more than 100 years old.
Moreover the first principal was
(D.V.MIRCHANDANI) in 1.8.1919 to 2.10.1922. At that time it was in British
controlled authority but in 1.8.1919 to 29.1.1948 in this period of time were
remains 20 principals those were non-Muslims, furthermore, As (F.D.QURESHI) was
first Muslim who became principal of the Govt higher secondary pilot school for
the 4 times, (Dr G.A JAFFRI) became
principal 19.6.1950 to 4.1.1951 but as Also Only One time. Fateh Muhammad
Qureshi, commonly known as F.D Qureshi was it’s first Muslim headmaster
appointed in 1948, it was in 1964 that under a president directive it was
selected as president's project and renamed as Govt pilot higher secondary
School with the induction of four workshops (metal , wood, electrical and
typing) aimed imparting technical education and skills to students also about
technical education as well as till today All over the total principal quantity
64 which remains the principals in Govt: pilot school also from 1919 to 1994,
46 headmasters had been posted at the school before Karim Bakhsh Khuhro became
its first principal, the school sources said.
Moreover, the British era (E) shaped building
denotes England that still stands high without any crake and scar, the land of
the school spreads over 24 acres was donated by the late KHANBAHADUR AMEER ALI
Lahori which now falls within the jurisdiction of UC-8.in 1994 the Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto upgraded it under the prime minister's program and its
name was changed again to Govt: pilot higher secondary school.
In this school many job testing
organizations they took test from the candidates from different cities
according to point of view this is a benefit for youth and also for testing
services.
Initially the school offered
co-education, Veteran politician Dr Ashraf Abbasi who later became the first
woman deputy speaker of the national assembly, had done her matriculation from
this school in the days when Bombay university conducting examinations also
chief justice of the Sindh high court Ahmad Ali A. Shaikh had been done his
matriculation however, Begum Nusrat Bhutto also studied over here and world
bank consultant Ali Nawaz Memon, senior supreme court advocate Asif Soomro,
Ex-justice Mr. Dustageer Shahani, DIG of Sindh police Sanaullah Abbasi, a great
politician of Pakistan people’s party Nisar Ahmad Khuhro they have studied and
many more other personalities had studied over here.
Also pre-engineering disciplines
were introduced and the post of Headmaster was upgraded to the status of
principal. further in Govt higher secondary pilot school it has 52 classes as
those classes are very long and huge area like hall, one science hall in which
students do their scientific experiment, in biology laboratory students do and learn to do operations of frogs with
the help of their biology teachers, three workshops for technical education in
these workshops students get technical knowledge likewise about carpenter,
electrician as one of the famous and interesting saying by someone ( I had to
again experience as I did not to have a technical education.
one separate there is a staffroom
for teachers wear all teachers can take rest, and for the
clerks has a separate office room for their office work, one library for the
students in library variety of books are available as librarian make rule for
those student they demand for the books which they want carry at their, home
the rule is that any student can carry books but only at once on behalf of
their student identity card which provided by the school administration, one
drawing hall for the ART skills of students and also there competitions held0
among the students and many time others schools had participated, Moreover one
auditorium hall which is used for debates, Quiz, declamation, spelling bee,
dictation bee and also conferences, five lawns, 2 Big ground one is for
football and another for cricket which is in the shape of stadium in cricket
stadium at least at a time 300 to 400 person can sit, also Pilot school has own
cricket ,football, hockey teams, as in football ground they also learn and play
hockey, football and cricket.
In Pilot School the current
quantity of the students is 7000, also 135 teachers in current time, that’s why
it comes in the largest Govt schools of the Asia. However, 25 lower staff in
current time.
In morning time they use band in
assembly time which is their own band the name of their band is their band
Pilot Band.
Also it has own scout organization
and has parking for the students and separate parking for the teachers.
There are 9 sections from A to I of each
classes, and in each section the quantity of students is 100 to 120.
Many religious and cultural program
are Bing celebrated like Holly, milad, also they celebrated Sindhi culture day
topi ajrak, and Independence Day of Pakistan with the band and recently they
celebrated 100 years anniversary program which was continuously running for one week in that
program many famous singer of the Asia came and sung, like Abida Parveen, Marvi Sanam, other
comedian programs were done, comedian Asghar Khoso, Ali Gull Mallah, Sohrab
Soomro, and also books stall, science projects stall were included in this
event many more as there many famous personalities came as chief-guest:
politician Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, Suhail Anwer Siyal, SSP of Larkana Masaood
Bhangush, Gusta President GM Abro also attend this event.
Now a day’s current headmaster is
Allah Bux Soomro as he has added beauty to the school more than previous he
built a conference hall, built police check post for the safety of students. As
we know that now a days many schools of Pakistan have heard threats, further he
arranged cold water tanks before it students used to buy a glass of cold water in
3 rupee, its reality not any joke but with the help of headmaster Sir Allah Bux
Soomro but funding by Ali Nawaz Memon Director General at world bank. But as
many constructions are stopped due to low budget Govt need to do properly
funding for the further constructions.
At the last I would like to mention a
beautiful saying by our Prophet (seek knowledge from cradle to grave).
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